Historic New England

Yankee modern :the houses of Estes/Twombly /William Morgan.

167 p. : chiefly col. ill., plans ; 26 cm., "Architects James Estes and Peter Twombly have described their nearly two decades of work as 'quiet modernism.' Their Rhode Island-based firm, Estes/Twombly Architects, builds modestly sized and geometrically precise houses that are unique to their New Eng...

Date: c2010.

Creators: Morgan, William, 1944-

GUSN: 256329

Call Number: Stacks NA7239.E88 A4 2010

House that John Built : /ten generations of the Pickering family of Salem

xi, 242 p. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, plans, ports ; 27 cm.

Date: c2010

Creators: Armstrong, Richard C.

GUSN: 256330

Call Number: Stacks CT274.P51 A3 2010

Boston beheld :antique town and country views /D. Brenton Simons.

x, 148 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 x 29 cm.

Date: c2008.

Creators: Simons, D. Brenton. New England Historic Genealogical Society.

GUSN: 256331

Call Number: 85M Stacks N8214.5.U6 S47 2008

Boston & beyond :a bird's eye view of New England : an exhibit from the collections of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, January 2008-June 2008 /written and edited by Ronald E. Grim, Roni Pick, and Eileen Warburton ; foreword by Bernard A. Margolis ; with essays by Alex Krieger and Debra Block.

167 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 x 31 cm.

Date: 2008.

Creators: Grim, Ronald E. Pick, Roni. Warburton, Eileen. Boston Public Library. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.

GUSN: 256332

Call Number: 85M Stacks GA109.B67 2008

Beatrix Farrand :private gardens, public landscapes /Judith B. Tankard.

240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm., Presents the life and work of one of the foremost landscape designers of the early 1900s. Born into a prominent New York family (the niece of Edith Wharton), Farrand eschewed the social life of the Gilded Age to pursue her passion for landscape and plants. Many of...

Date: c2009.

Creators: Tankard, Judith B.

GUSN: 256333

Call Number: 85M Stacks SB470.F37 T36 2009

Becoming American Jews :Temple Israel of Boston /Meaghan Dwyer-Ryan, Susan L. Porter, Lisa Fagin Davis.

xvii, 259 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Date: c2009.

Creators: Dwyer-Ryan, Meaghan. Porter, Susan L. Davis, Lisa Fagin.

GUSN: 256334

Call Number: 85M Stacks BM225.B6 D89 2009

Women's painted furniture, 1790-1830 :American schoolgirl art /Betsy Krieg Salm.

xvii, 223 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Date: c2010.

Creators: Salm, Betsy Krieg.

GUSN: 256335

Call Number: Stacks NK2406.S35 2010 (and 1 more)

The greatest science stories never told :100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy /by Rick Beyer.

viii, 214 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm., A collection of historic tales, focusing on science and invention, includes an account of the first car, built in George Washington's day, and the frustrated fashion designer who gave us the space suit.

Date: c2009.

Creators: Beyer, Rick, 1956- History Channel (Television network)

GUSN: 256337

Call Number: Stacks Q173.B593 2009

Shadows in the valley :a cultural history of illness, death, and loss in New England, 1840-1916 /Alan C. Swedlund.

xiii, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm., Alan Swedlund examines the history of mortality in several small communities in western Massachusetts from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century--from just before the acceptance of the germ theory of disease through the early days of public health refo...

Date: c2010.

Creators: Swedlund, Alan C.

GUSN: 256338

Call Number: Stacks RA418.3.N427 S94 2010 (and 1 more)

Buildings of Massachusetts :metropolitan Boston /edited by Keith N. Morgan ; principal authors, Richard M. Candee ... [et al.] ; photography by Peter Vanderwarker with additional photographs by Antonina Smith.

xvii, 665 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Date: 2009.

Creators: Morgan, Keith N. Candee, Richard M., 1942- Vanderwarker, Peter. Smith, Antonina.

GUSN: 256339

Call Number: Ref. NA735.B7 B85 2009

A new nation of goods :the material culture of early America /David Jaffee.

xv, 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm., In the middle of the nineteenth century, middle-class Americans embraced a new culture of domestic consumption, one that centered on chairs and clocks as well as family portraits and books. How did that new world of goods, represented by Vict...

Date: c2010.

Creators: Jaffee, David.

GUSN: 256340

Call Number: Stacks F12.C7 J34 2010 c. 1 (and 1 more)

What's the big idea? :four centuries of innovation in Boston /Stephen Krensky.

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm., Discusses what changes have taken place in Boston since the city was founded in 1630.

Date: 2008.

Creators: Krensky, Stephen.

GUSN: 256341

Call Number: Stacks HC108.B65 K74 2008

Life of Rev. Joseph Snelling,being a sketch of his Christian experience and labors in the ministry.Written by himself.

iv, [9]-163 p. front. (port.) 17 cm.

Date: 1847.

Creators: Snelling, Joseph.

GUSN: 256342

Call Number: Rare BX8495.S63 A3 1847

Centennial movement.1876. A comedy in five acts.By Nathan Appleton.

66 p. 20 cm.

Date: 1877.

Creators: Appleton, Nathan, 1843-1906.

GUSN: 256343

Call Number: Rare PS1039.A49 C4 1877

Letters and diaries of Margaret Cabot Lee;extracts selected by her sisters, Marian C. Putnam and Amy W. Cabot, with a biographical sketch by her husband Joseph Lee.

401 p. illus., ports. 20 cm.

Date: 1923.

Creators: Lee, Margaret Cabot, 1866-1920. Putnam, Marian Cabot. Cabot, Amy W. Lee, Joseph, b. 1862.

GUSN: 256344

Call Number: Stacks CT275.L4 A4 1923

Standish of Standish,a story of the Pilgrims,by Jane G. Austin.

vi, 422 p. 18 cm.

Date: 1890, cl889.

Creators: Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin), 1831-1894.

GUSN: 258410

Call Number: Stacks PS1052.S7 1889

Book of etiquette,by Lillian Eichler.

2 v. fronts., plates 19 cm.

Date: 1923.

Creators: Watson, Lillian Eichler, 1902-

GUSN: 258411

Call Number: Stacks BJ1853.W38 1923 v.1

Longfellow's early home ...illustrated by copyright photographs from the Lamson studio, Portland, Me.

54 p.

Date: 1905.

Creators: Johnson, Mrs. Mary Kellogg, 1836-

GUSN: 258412

Call Number: Stacks PS2284.J6 1905

Every lady her own shoemaker :or, a complete self-instructor in the art of making gaiters and shoes /by a lady.

39 p., 6 leaves of folded plates : ill. ; 16 cm.

Date: 1989]

Creators: Shine, Carolyn R.

GUSN: 258413

Call Number: 85M Stacks TS990.E83 1989

Exterior decoration :a treatise on the artistic use of colors in the ornamentation of buildings, and a series of designs, illustrating the effects of different combinations of colors in connection with various styles of architecture ; with a new introd. by Samuel J. Dornsife.

95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 x 39 cm.

Date: 1976, c1975.

Creators: Dornsife, Samuel Jonathan. F.W. Devoe & Co.

GUSN: 258414

Call Number: Stacks TH8025.E98 1976

New directions in American architecture,[by] Robert A. M. Stern.

128 p. illus., plans. 25 cm.

Date: 1969.

Creators: Stern, Robert A. M.

GUSN: 258415

Call Number: Stacks NA712.S7 1969

Richard Meier, architect :buildings and projects, 1966-1976 /introd. by Kenneth Frampton ; postscript by John Hejduk.

238 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Date: 1976.

Creators: Meier, Richard, 1934-

GUSN: 258416

Call Number: Stacks NA737.M44 A55 1976

The architecture of Arata Isozaki /Philip Drew.

x, 206 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Date: c1982.

Creators: Drew, Philip, 1943-

GUSN: 258417

Call Number: Stacks NA1559.I79 D73 1982

Hugh Newell Jacobsen, architect /designed and edited by Massimo Vignelli ; photographs by Robert Lautman ; introduction by Vincent Scully ; text edited by Kevin W. Green.

351 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Date: c1988.

Creators: Jacobsen, Hugh Newell. Vignelli, Massimo. Lautman, Robert C. Green, Kevin W., 1950-

GUSN: 258418

Call Number: Stacks NA737.J3 A4 1988

Artistry and innovation in Pittsburgh glass, 1808-1882 :from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co. /Arlene Palmer.

206 p. : ill., geneal. table ; 32 cm.

Date: c2004.

Creators: Palmer, Arlene M., 1950-

GUSN: 258419

Call Number: Coll. NK5101.P58 F75 2004

Design Research :the store that brought modern living to American homes /by Jane Thompson and Alexandra Lange ; foreword by Rob Forbes ; afterword by Paul Goldberger ; design by Pentagram ; edited by Ruth A. Petalson.

192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Date: [c2010].

Creators: Thompson, Jane (Jane Fiske) Lange, Alexandra. Peltason, Ruth A.

GUSN: 258420

Call Number: 85M Stacks HD9773.U7 D478 2010

Celebrating the American home :50 great houses from 50 American architects /Joanne Kellar Bouknight.

236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Date: 2005.

Creators: Bouknight, Joanne Kellar.

GUSN: 258421

Call Number: Stacks NA7208.B67 2005

Mechanic Street :uncovering the history of a Maine neighborhood /by Eleanor Motley Richardson.

152, [9] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Date: c2008.

Creators: Richardson, Eleanor Motley.

GUSN: 258422

Call Number: Stacks F29.R66 R534 2008

Stories of early 20th century life /compiled from a bicentennial oral history of Arlington, Massachusetts ; interviews by John F. Crowley and Norman Hurst ; edited by Oakes Plimpton.

x, 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1992.

Creators: Crowley, John F. Hurst, Norman, 1944- Plimpton, Oakes. Arlington Arts Council (Arlington, Mass.)

GUSN: 258423

Call Number: Stacks F74.A7 S76 1992

Robbins Farm Park, Arlington, Massachusetts :a local history from the Revolutionary War to the present /Oakes Plimpton.

149 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Date: 2007.

Creators: Plimpton, Oakes.

GUSN: 258424

Call Number: Stacks F74.A7 P58 2007

Stoughton /David Allen Lambert.

127 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Date: 2009.

Creators: Lambert, David Allen.

GUSN: 258425

Call Number: Stacks F74.S886 L363 2009

Wakefield revisited /Nancy Bertrand.

127 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm., Since its settlement in 1639, the town now known as Wakefield has enjoyed a rich and varied history. Wakefield Revisited celebrates the personality of this community. Featured are some of the town's most unforgettable characters; from 19th-century house painter Frankl...

Date: c2010.

Creators: Bertrand, Nancy, 1952-

GUSN: 258426

Call Number: Stacks F74.W1 B47 2010

Bennington /Bennington Historical Society and Bennington Museum.

128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Date: c2002.

Creators: Bennington Historical Society (Bennington, Vt.) Bennington Museum.

GUSN: 258427

Call Number: Stacks F59.B4 B46 2002

Pownal /Pownal Historical Society.

127 p. : chiefly ill., map ; 24 cm.

Date: c2010.

Creators: Pownal Historical Society.

GUSN: 258428

Call Number: Stacks F59.P85 P69 2010

Brockton /James E. Benson.

127 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Date: c2010.

Creators: Benson, James E.

GUSN: 258429

Call Number: Stacks F74.B8 B46 2010

Bridgewater /David R. Moore.

128 p. : chiefly ill., map ; 24 cm.

Date: c2003.

Creators: Moore, David R. (David Richardson), 1949-

GUSN: 258430

Call Number: Stacks F74.B7 M75 2003

The 1938 hurricane along New England's coast /Joseph P. Soares.

127 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm., The Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most devastating storms to strike New England's Atlantic coast. It forever changed the landscapes of cities and towns in its path. Throughout the hurricane, the Coast Guard worked tirelessly to provide aid to countless displaced re...

Date: c2008.

Creators: Soares, Joseph P.

GUSN: 258431

Call Number: Stacks QC945.S62 2008

Guide to Oak Hill Section 18 :Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts /compiled by Robert Bayard Severy, photographer, secretary and historian of the Dorchester Historical Society.

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 22cm.

Date: 2011.

Creators: Severy, Robert Bayard, compiler, author of introduction, etc. Dorchester Historical Society. Cedar Grove Cemetery (Boston, Mass.).

GUSN: 258432

Call Number: Stacks F73.61.C43 S48 2011

Eden on the Charles :the making of Boston /Michael Rawson.

xii, 367 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm., Drinking a glass of tap water, strolling in a park, hopping a train for the suburbs: some aspects of city life are so familiar that we don't think twice about them. But such simple actions are structured by complex relationships with our natural world. The contours...

Date: c2010.

Creators: Rawson, Michael.

GUSN: 258433

Call Number: Stacks F73.44.R39 2010

The way to peace /by Margaret Deland ; illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.

93 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.

Date: 1910.

Creators: Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell, 1857-1945.

GUSN: 258434

Call Number: Stacks PS1532.W3 1910

Homes for the people in suburb and country: the villa, the mansion, and the cottage, adapted to American climate and wants ; with examples showing how to alter and remodel old buildingsGervase Wheeler.

x, 443 p. ill., plans.

Date: 1855.

Creators: Wheeler, Gervase.

GUSN: 258435

Call Number: 85M Rare NA7120 W44 1855

A passion for collecting :the art of displaying objects from the exotic to the everyday /Caroline Clifton-Mogg ; photography by Simon Upton.

192 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Date: 2002.

Creators: Clifton-Mogg, Caroline. Upton, Simon, 1967-

GUSN: 258436

Call Number: Coll. NK 2115.5 .C58 C58 2002

Out of the attic :inventing antiques in twentieth-century New England /Briann G. Greenfield.

xii, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm., Briann G. Greenfield traces the transformation of antiques from family keepsakes to valuable artistic objects, examining the role of collectors, dealers, and museum makers in the construction of a new tradition based on the aesthetic qualities of early American furnishin...

Date: c2009.

Creators: Greenfield, Briann (Briann G.), 1970-

GUSN: 258437

Call Number: Stacks NK1133.28.G74 2009 (and 1 more)

Domestic broils :Shakers, antebellum marriage, and the narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer /edited and with an introduction by Elizabeth A. De Wolfe.

xii, 160 p. ; 24 cm.

Date: c2010.

Creators: Dyer, Mary M., b. 1780. De Wolfe, Elizabeth A., 1961- Dyer, Joseph. Compendious narrative elucidating the character, disposition, and conduct of Mary Dyer, from the time of her marriage, in 1799, till she left the society called Shakers, in 1815.

GUSN: 258438

Call Number: Stacks BX9773.D94 2010

The pilgrim soul /Anne Miller Downes ; with new illustrations by Gloria J. Laurie.

iv, 277 p. : ill. ; 21 cm., Dolly Copp and her husband, Hayes, moved to a New Hampshire homestead in the 19th century and, "built a farm, raised a family, and warmly opened their home to the many travellers who passed by their door."

Date: 1997.

Creators: Downes, Anne Miller.

GUSN: 258439

Call Number: Stacks PS3507.O777 P55 1997

Israel Potter :his 50 years of exile /Herman Melville; introduction by Ian S. Maloney.

xvii, 205 p. 21 cm.

Date: 2006.

Creators: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.

GUSN: 258440

Call Number: Stacks PS2384.I7 2006

Beyond freedom /by Patricia Q. Wall.

174 p. : map ; 22 cm., " 'It's hopeless for us.' Five years ago, young Matty Warren never dreamed of saying such a thing. When her family gained their freedom in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and moved to the North Slope Village on Beacon HIll, she was a joyful optimist. ... Now, at age fifteen, she ca...

Date: 2010.

Creators: Wall, Patricia Q.

GUSN: 258441

Call Number: Stacks PZ7.W355 B49 2010

Stone by stone :the magnificent history in New England's stone walls /Robert M. Thorson.

xiii, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm., Presents a geo-archeological study of New England's stone walls exploring how they were built, their physical properties, and the function and structure of the walls.

Date: 2002.

Creators: Thorson, Robert M., 1951-

GUSN: 258442

Call Number: Stacks TH2249.T46 2002

A short guide to writing about art /Sylvan Barnet.

xv, 366 p. : ill. ; 22 cm., This book is for art courses where there is a writing component. Would you like your students to have the tools to write confidently about art? This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process. Students are shown how to analy...

Date: 2011.

Creators: Barnet, Sylvan.

GUSN: 258443

Call Number: Stacks N7476.B37 2011

Boston radio :1920-2010 /Donna L. Halper.

127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm., Boston's radio history begins with pioneering station 1XE/WGI, one of America's first radio stations, and includes the first station to receive a commercial license, WBZ; the first FM radio network, W1XOJ and W1XER; and one of the first news networks, the Yankee News Service....

Date: c2011.

Creators: Halper, Donna L.

GUSN: 258444

Call Number: Stacks PN1991.3.U6 H265 2011

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