Historic New England

Samuel Adams :father of the American Revolution /Mark Puls.

273 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm., "A genius at devising civil protests and political maneuvers, Samuel Adams forced Britain into coercive military measures that ultimately led to America's irreversible split from the empire. He was behind nearly every major protest over British rule, and his pioneerin...

Date: 2006.

Creators: Puls, Mark, 1963-

GUSN: 249129

Call Number: Stacks E302.6.A2 P85 2006

Sojourner Truth :a life, a symbol /Nell Irvin Painter.

xii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm., Sojourner Truth: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist, figure of imposing physique, riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight talking and unsentimental, Truth became a national symbol for strong black women - indeed...

Date: c1996.

Creators: Painter, Nell Irvin.

GUSN: 249387

Call Number: Stacks E185.97.T8 P35 1996

Reflections in Bullough's Pond :economy and ecosystem in New England /Diana Muir.

x, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm., The author uses Bullough's Pond in Newton, Massachusetts to trace the history of man's relationship with nature including survival, innovation, exploitation, and conservation.

Date: c2000.

Creators: Muir, Diana.

GUSN: 249388

Call Number: Stacks HC107.A11 M84 2000

Letters of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American Renaissance woman /edited, with an introduction, by Bruce A. Ronda.

xviii, 477 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Date: c1984.

Creators: Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894. Ronda, Bruce A.

GUSN: 249389

Call Number: 85 Stacks CT275.P484 A4 1984

From Shaker lands and Shaker hands :a survey of the industries /M. Stephen Miller.

xv, 190 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: c2007.

Creators: Miller, M. Stephen.

GUSN: 249390

Call Number: Stacks BX9784.M55 2007 c. 1 (and 1 more)

Shaping a nation :twentieth-century American architecture and its makers /Carter Wiseman.

412 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm., An illustrated survey of twentieth-century American architecture, discussing major architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and I.M. Pei; examining some of the significant trends and movements; and looking at landmark buildings.

Date: c1998.

Creators: Wiseman, Carter.

GUSN: 249391

Call Number: NA712.W57 1998

Marshfield, a town of villages, 1640-1990 /Cynthia Hagar Krusell, Betty Magoun Bates.

234 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.

Date: 1990.

Creators: Krusell, Cynthia Hagar, 1929- Bates, Betty Magoun.

GUSN: 249392

Call Number: Stacks F74.M4 K78 1990

The legacy of James Bowdoin III /introduction by Katharine J. Watson, essays by Kenneth E. Carpenter ... [et al.] ; appendix essay by Laura Fecych Sprague.

xix, 247 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Date: 1994.

Creators: Carpenter, Kenneth E., 1936- Bowdoin College. Museum of Art.

GUSN: 249393

Call Number: 85M Stacks F69.B76 L44 1994

New England in focus :the Arthur Griffin story /Herbert A. Kenny and Damon Reed ; introduction by John Updike.

128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 x 31 cm.

Date: c1995.

Creators: Kenny, Herbert A. Griffin, Arthur, 1903- Reed, Damon. Updike, John. Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art.

GUSN: 249394

Call Number: 85M Stacks TR647.G74 K46 1995

Over 100 of the Northeast's old-time best lost diners and roadside restaurants of New England and New York /by Will Anderson.

184 p. : ill., photos. ; 23 cm.

Date: 2001.

Creators: Anderson, Will, 1940-

GUSN: 249395

Call Number: 85M Stacks TX945.A6557 2001

A market to explore :a history of public-private partnership in the promotion of trade and investment between the Netherlands and the United States /Walter H. Salzmann.

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

Date: 1994.

Creators: Salzmann, Walter Henri, 1958-

GUSN: 249396

Call Number: Stacks HF1555.S25 1994

A most agreeable man :Lyman Foster Brackett: performer, composer and hymnal editor for the Church of Christ, Scientist /by Peter J. Hodgson.

viii, 93 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Hodgson, Peter J.

GUSN: 249397

Call Number: Stacks BV390.H6 M6 2003

The Mount Vernon Street Warrens :a Boston story, 1860-1910 /Martin Green.

xvi, 270 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Date: c1989.

Creators: Green, Martin Burgess, 1927-

GUSN: 249398

Call Number: Stacks F73.5.W35 G74 1989

William Morris :selected writings and designs /edited with an introduction by Asa Briggs ; with a supplement by Graeme Shankland on William Morris, designer ; illustrated by twenty-four plates.

308, [24] p. of plates : ill., facsims. ; 19 cm.

Date: 1968.

Creators: Morris, William, 1834-1896. Dendy, William, 1948-, former owner. Shankland, Graeme. Briggs, Asa, 1921-

GUSN: 249399

Call Number: Stacks PR5072.B7 1968

Place names of old Sandy Bay, Rockport, Massachusetts /by Merrill F. McLane.

83 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.

Date: c1998.

Creators: McLane, Merrill F.

GUSN: 249400

Call Number: Stacks F74.R68 M38 1998

The perfectly painted house :a foolproof guide for choosing exterior paint colors /Bonnie Rosser Krims.

136 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: c2001.

Creators: Krims, Bonnie Rosser.

GUSN: 249401

Call Number: Stacks TT320.K75 2001

The placenames of South Berwick /Old Berwick Historical Society ; compiled and written by Wendy K. Pirsig ; [edited by] Margaret Brentano.

xi, 306 p. ; ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Date: c2007.

Creators: Pirsig, Wendy K. Brentano, Margaret. Old Berwick Historical Society (South Berwick, Me.)

GUSN: 249402

Call Number: Stacks F29.S67 P57 2007

The Piscataqua Valley in the age of sail :a brief history /Russell M. Lawson.

124 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Date: 2007.

Creators: Lawson, Russell M., 1957-

GUSN: 249403

Call Number: Stacks F42.P4 L39 2007

Made in Maine :from home and workshop, to mill and factory /Paul E. Rivard.

158 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Date: 2007.

Creators: Rivard, Paul E.

GUSN: 249404

Call Number: Stacks HD9727.M2 R58 2007

Last harvest :how a cornfield became New Daleville : real estate development in America from George Washington to the builders of the twenty-first century, and why we live in houses anyway /Witold Rybczynski.

xviii, 315 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Date: 2008, c2007.

Creators: Rybczynski, Witold.

GUSN: 249405

Call Number: Stacks HT169.57.U62 N497 2008

The Lustron home :the history of a postwar prefabricated housing experiment /by Thomas T. Fetters.

xiii, 186 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.

Date: c2002.

Creators: Fetters, Thomas T.

GUSN: 249406

Call Number: Stacks TH4819.P7 F48 2002

Rhode Island stained glass :an historical guide /Paul F. Norton.

xxiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Date: c2001.

Creators: Norton, Paul F.

GUSN: 249407

Call Number: Stacks NK5312.N67 2001

This old house :restoring, rehabilitating, and renovating an older house /Bob Vila, with Jane Davison.

xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 26 cm., This Old House, companion volume to the Emmy award-winning PBS television series of the same name, is a comprehensive guide for homeowners and first-time buyers who want solid advice on how to understand, plan, and manage a major overhaul of their older house, or any of i...

Date: c1980.

Creators: Vila, Bob. Davison, Jane, joint author.

GUSN: 249408

Call Number: Stacks TH4816.V54

The Tinkham brothers' tide-mill /J.T. Trowbridge ; illustrated by J.H. Cocks ; edited and with commentary by Richard A. Duffy.

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps, facsims. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1999.

Creators: Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend), 1827-1916. Cocks, J. H. Duffy, Richard A.

GUSN: 249409

Call Number: Stacks PZ7.T76 Ti 1999

Three for a nickel :Martha's Vineyard postcards, 1900-1925 /Patricia H. Rodgers.

111 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: c2002.

Creators: Rodgers, Patricia H.

GUSN: 249410

Call Number: Stacks F72.M5 R63 2002

The unfolding history of the Berkshires /by David J. McLaughlin.

ix, 92 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.

Date: 2007.

Creators: McLaughlin, David J., 1936-

GUSN: 249411

Call Number: Stacks F72.B5 M43 2007

Louis I. Kahn :in the realm of architecture /David B. Brownlee, David G. De Long ; introduction by Vincent Scully ; new photography by Grant Mudford.

448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.

Date: 1991.

Creators: Brownlee, David Bruce. De Long, David Gilson, 1939- Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) Philadelphia Museum of Art.

GUSN: 245485

Call Number: Stacks NA737.K32 B76 1991

Gabriel Prize /[edited by Michael J. Crosbie and Harold Roth].

65 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.

Date: c2000.

Creators: Crosbie, Michael J. Roth, Harold. Western European Architecture Foundation.

GUSN: 245486

Call Number: Stacks NA1048.G32 2000

The history and economics of the New Hampshire dairy industry /University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

120 p. : ill., charts, plans ; 28 cm.

Date: c2007.

Creators: University of New Hampshire. Cooperative Extension.

GUSN: 245487

Call Number: Stacks SF232.N4 U54 2007

The eye of Danvers :a history of Danvers State Hospital /by Michael Ramseur.

x, 86 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Date: c2005.

Creators: Ramseur, Michael.

GUSN: 245488

Call Number: Stacks RC445.M4 D26 2005

Becoming Cape Cod :creating a seaside resort /James C. O'Connell.

xi, 155 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.

Date: c2003.

Creators: O'Connell, James C.

GUSN: 245489

Call Number: Stacks F72.C3 O26 2003

The coalescing of different forces and ideas :a history of landscape architecture at Harvard, 1900-1999 /by Melanie L. Simo.

210 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Date: c2000.

Creators: Simo, Melanie Louise, 1949-

GUSN: 245490

Call Number: Stacks SB469.H3 S55 2000

Barons of business :their lives and lifestyles /William G. Scheller.

240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 33 cm.

Date: c2002.

Creators: Scheller, William.

GUSN: 245491

Call Number: Stacks HC102.5.A2 S33 2002

Family & landscape :Deerfield homelots from 1671 /Susan McGowan and Amelia F. Miller.

xxxii, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Date: c1996.

Creators: McGowan, Susan, 1933- Miller, Amelia F. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.

GUSN: 245492

Call Number: Stacks F74.D4 M37 1996

Down on the island, up on the main :a recollected history of South Bristol, Maine /compiled and annotated by Ellen Vincent.

xiii, 258 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Vincent, Ellen, 1949- South Bristol Historical Society (South Bristol, Me.)

GUSN: 245493

Call Number: Stacks F29.S673 D69 2003

The duality of genius :shades, blemishes and vices in the lives of great achievers /Basil Markesinis.

469 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: c2008.

Creators: Markesinis, B. S.

GUSN: 245494

Call Number: Stacks BF412.M37 2008

The American skyscraper :cultural histories /edited by Roberta Moudry.

xvi, 281 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Date: 2005.

Creators: Moudry, Roberta.

GUSN: 245495

Call Number: Stacks NA6232.A44 2005

Dear friends :American photographs of men together, 1840-1918 /by David Deitcher.

159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm., "Dear Friends is the first book to demonstrate how common it was for nineteenth-century American men to commemorate intimate friendships with a visit to the local photographer; indeed, a look back today at these old portraits of anonymous men suggests how very aff...

Date: 2001.

Creators: Deitcher, David.

GUSN: 245496

Call Number: 85M Stacks TR681.H65 D45 2001

Divided we stand :Watertown, Massachusetts, 1630-1680 /Roger Thompson.

xviii, 269 p. : maps ; 24 cm., Established in 1630, Watertown was among the original six towns of Massachusetts. Its early history was marked by frequent disputes, a penchant for questioning authority, and an atmosphere of tension and discord. In recounting the story of Watertown's formative years, ...

Date: c2001.

Creators: Thompson, Roger, 1933-

GUSN: 245497

Call Number: Stacks F74.W33 T48 2001

The enduring shore :a history of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket /Paul Schneider.

x, 367 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Date: 2000.

Creators: Schneider, Paul, 1962-

GUSN: 245498

Call Number: Stacks F72.C3 S34 2000

Cheap, quick, & easy :imitative architectural materials, 1870-1930 /Pamela H. Simpson.

xii, 215 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Date: c1999.

Creators: Simpson, Pamela H. (Pamela Hemenway), 1946-

GUSN: 245499

Call Number: 85M Stacks A403.6.S55 1999

Fire places :a practical design guide to fireplaces and stoves indoors and out /Jane Gitlin.

202 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 2006.

Creators: Gitlin, Jane.

GUSN: 245500

Call Number: Stacks TH7425.G58 2006

First house :the grid, the figure and the void /Christian Bjone ; photographs by Robert Walker.

223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm., First House examines the first works of key architects from the Modern Movement who taught or studied at Harvard between the late 1930s and early 1950s. Drawings, project descriptions, and details concerning the cost of each building are included.

Date: 2002.

Creators: Bjone, Christian.

GUSN: 245501

Call Number: Stacks NA7208.B58 2002

The glass industry in South Boston /Joan E. Kaiser ; foreword by J. Garrison Stradling.

ix, 267 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Date: c2009.

Creators: Kaiser, Joan E.

GUSN: 245502

Call Number: Coll. TP853.M4 K35 2009 c. 1 (and 1 more)

American quilts :the democratic art, 1780-2007 /Robert Shaw.

376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm., This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.]

Date: c2009.

Creators: Shaw, Robert, 1951-

GUSN: 245503

Call Number: Coll. NK9112.S425 2009

David Adler, architect :the elements of style /edited by Martha Thorne ; with essays by Richard Guy Wilson, Pauline C. Metcalf and Ghenete Zelleke ; foreword by Robert A.M. Stern ; new color photography by Bob Harr, Hedrich Blessing.

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

Date: c2002.

Creators: Adler, David, 1882-1949. Thorne, Martha. Art Institute of Chicago. Kisho Kurokawa Gallery of Architecture.

GUSN: 245504

Call Number: Stacks NA737.A3 A4 2002

The country houses of David Adler :interiors by Frances Elkins, with a catalogue raisonnâe of his work /Stephen M. Salny ; introduction by Franz Schulze.

220 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Date: c2001.

Creators: Salny, Stephen M.

GUSN: 245505

Call Number: Stacks NA737.A3 S25 2001

The carriage trade :making horse-drawn vehicles in America /Thomas A. Kinney.

xi, 381 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Date: c2004.

Creators: Kinney, Thomas A., 1968-

GUSN: 245506

Call Number: Stacks HD9709.5.U62 K56 2004

Quabbin :a history and explorers guide /Michael Tougias.

219 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Date: 2001.

Creators: Tougias, Mike, 1955-

GUSN: 245507

Call Number: Stacks F72.S94.T65

When in Boston :a time line & almanac /Jim Vrabel in association with the Bostonian Society.

xix, 415 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Date: c2004.

Creators: Vrabel, Jim. Bostonian Society.

GUSN: 245508

Call Number: Stacks F73.3.V73 2004

Search Collections

Displaying: 177801 - 177850 of 219,032