A Bit of Earth in the Somerset Hills: Growing Up in a Small New Jersey Town
Gordon Thomas Ward

Combining the enchantment of youth with nostalgic memories of the landscape of Somersetin, New Jersey, author Gordon Ward recalls in brilliant detail the Bernardsville neighborhood in which he grew up. A Bit of Earth in the Somerset Hills, is a neighborhood tale that will resonate with all whose growing-up years were filled with a sense of place.

A Day in the Life of Hull: You Don't Have to Catch Fish to Go Fishin'
John Galluzzo

Hull’s geography and powerful ties to the sea create the need for professions that few can imagine. Within its small population can be found lobstermen, harbormasters, some of the bravest Coast Guardsmen in the country and more. What do these people do in an average day? Is there even such a thing as an average day? Award-winning author John Galluzzo sampled a day in the life of these extraordinary Hull residents to find out.

A Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut
Colin M. Caplan

Written by New Haven native Colin M. Caplan, author of New Haven (Then & Now) and an active member of the local architecture and preservation community. He founded Magrisso Forte, a design-based consulting firm dedicated to fostering awareness of New Haven’s cultural resources. This book details eighteen walks and nine guided driving/biking tours around the city.

A Guide to Historic Plymouth
James Baker

Enjoyable walking and driving tours of this renowned Pilgrim settlement, each packed with fascinating details and historic facts. Written by Plymouth resident and historian James W. Baker, former director of research and senior historian at Plimoth Plantation, and current curator at the Alden House Historic Site in Duxbury, MA.

A History of Connecticut's Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe
Charles Brilvitch

Like all of New England’s indigenous people, western Connecticut’s Paugussett tribe has suffered injustice and fought determinedly to preserve their cultural identity. In A History of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, author Charles Brilvitch passionately chronicles the tribe’s struggles and fascinating history through the Victorian era to the present, and traces their traditions and ongoing determination to preserve an irreplaceable and vanishing culture.

A History of Mystic, Connecticut: From Pequot Village to Tourist Town
Leigh Fought

Tucked away in a natural port, Mystic has long been home to seagoing adventure. Former Mystic Seaport librarian Leigh Fought relates the compelling story of this coastal community. The decline of commercial whaling ended Mystic's shipbuilding boom, yet the town recovered, transforming itself into a charming tourist destination that has enchanted millions.

A History of the Boston and Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire's Rugged Heart by Rail
Bruce D. Heald

On June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston & Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born.From the gravity-defying Mount Washington Cog Railway to logging transport trains to the famous Depression-era Snow Train, A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad traces the fascinating history of New England's most renowned railway.

A History of Westbury, Long Island
Richard Panchyk

Author Richard Panchyk narrates the dramatic transformation of Westbury, a once-agricultural hamlet founded in 1670 by Quakers. Little more than a country town until the early twentieth century, Westbury changed overnight as titans of industry and finance embarked on a frenzied pace of building and development—mansions, resorts, even a racetrack and an airport—catapulting the community into modern times.

A History of Worcester: 1674-1848
Kenneth J. Moynihan

Author Kenneth J. Moynihan chronicles the fascinating early history of this bustling junction town and offers readers a front-row view of Worcester’s dramatic, nearly forgotten past.

A Whaling Captain's Life: The Exciting True Account by William Acton for His Son, William
William Acton

This little volume, originally published in 1838, was penned by a whaling captain for his son. Irresistibly collectable, this edition- featuring 112 original black-and-white plates -retains all the charm of the original, including descriptions of successful voyages, whale hunting advice and sailing superstitions.

Allston-Brighton in Transition: From Cattle Town to Streetcar Suburb
Dr. William P. Marchione

From its founding in the seventeenth century, when it was known as Little Cambridge, to its vibrant streets of today, Allston-Brighton has remained a spirited community just outside Boston. Along the Charles, through Aberdeen, at the market and on the first electric streetcars, this book offers a journey through Allston-Brighton's past.

Antique Houses of Gloucester: The Families Who Built Them, the Mayor Who Moved Them and the Changing Face of the Harbor Village
Prudence Paine Fish

Become an armchair expert on Gloucester's historic residences and New England's classic building styles. Prudence Paine Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's captivating old homes and provides an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture.

Babe & the Kid: The Legendary Story of Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester
Charlie Poekel
Foreword by: Julia Ruth Stevens
On the eve of game four of the 1926 World Series, Ruth heard that a young New Jersey boy, Johnny Sylvester, was laid up with a deadly illness. Ruth autographed a ball for Johnny, inscribing it, “I’ll knock a homer for you in Wednesday’s game–Babe Ruth.” The rest was history. Ruth delivered on his promise, and Johnny made a miraculous recovery.

Badge #1: True Stories from a Boston Cop
Frankie DeSario

Frankie DeSario offers a vivid account of his forty year career in the Boston Police Department. From true stories of the mafia and gangland slayings to busing, race riots, thugs and corruption, Frankie reveals what it was like to have a ringside seat at events that made history. Engrossing and revealing from the first page to the last, here is a realworld look at life on the beat and behind the badge.

Belchertown: Bits of History
Collected Writings of Doris and Harvey Dickinson
Edited by Cliff McCarthy and Doris Dickinson
The fifty stories in this charming collection mark the events, places and people that have made Belchertown special. Drawn from the writings of beloved local fixtures Doris and Harvey Dickinson, these tales show how Belchertown holds firm to its New England Yankee traditions in the heart of the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

Bellows Falls, Saxtons River and Westminster: A History of Vermont's Most Beloved River Communities
Anne Collins

In this charming volume, historian Anne Collins captures the spirit of Vermont through postcards that celebrate the heritage of Bellows Falls and its environs. Historic homes, fascinating people and the pastoral beauty of days gone by—all are here, along with an intriguing and informative history of the region.

Boston Harbor Islands: A History of an Urban Wilderness
David Kales

From pirates’ sanctuaries to military fortifications, Boston’s Harbor Islands have undergone innumerable transformations. Carved by glaciers, the constellation of thirty-odd isles has played an outsized role in Boston’s history and growth. Harbor Islands expert David Kales examines the variety of uses Bostonians have found for their island archipelago.

Boston's Fire Trail: A Walk Through the City's Fire and Firefighting History
Boston Fire Historical Society
Edited by Stephanie Schorow
In Boston's Fire Trail author Stephanie Schorow and members of the Boston Fire Historical Society trace the history of fire in the Hub, and create an intriguing retrospective of this most compelling facet of the city's past.

Bradley Beach Treasures: Reflections of the Jersey Shore
Bette Blum

In a cycle of life as regular as the tides, generations of families have summered in Bradley Beach. Revel in the joys of the Jersey Shore in this new collection of nostalgic stories. Enlivened with essays, anecdotes and photographs, Bradley Beach Treasures offers a rich glimpse of post–World War II life on the New Jersey coast.

Cape Cod Shore Whaling: America's First Whalemen
John Braginton-Smith
Duncan Oliver
Drawing on rare documents never before published, whaling journals and diaries, Oliver and Braginton-Smith recreate a bygone age when men fought one another for rights to the sea.

Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail
Joseph A. Nickerson Jr.
Geraldine D. Nickerson
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail chronicles the lives and adventures of twenty-five men who traveled the seas from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Spurred on by the Industrial Revolution’s demands, these mariners continued their pelagic exploration while pirates, privateers and Confederate raiders tested their mettle.

Concord and the Dawn of Revolution: The Hidden Truths
D. Michael Ryan

Through a series of compelling essays, this book debunks historical myths associated with Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War, and it salutes those who fought for our nation and became the first heroes of the fledgling United States. These accounts of the “shot heard round the world” present the realities of the American Revolution.

Crime, Corruption and Politics in Hull
John Galluzzo

No one knows Hull history like John Galluzzo. In this volume he shares a selection of tales that will captivate Hull residents and delight the loyal visitors who flock to the area each year to breathe in the sea air and find their place in the sand.

Everyday Life in Truro: From the Indians to the Victorians
Richard F. Whalen

Everyday Life in Truro describes the idyllic days of the Pamet Indians and the storm-lashed hardships of Truro's first families as they worked to carve an enduring settlement amid the sandy soil and dangerous fishing grounds of Cape Cod.

Fishermen’s Memorial and Record Book
George H. Procter
Introduction by Joseph E. Garland
A classic collection of memories, records and stories from the famous fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the height of its existence.

Fitz H. Lane: An Artist's Voyage Through Nineteenth-Century America
James A. Craig

Art historian James A. Craig calls upon years of research for this revealing look at renowned Luminist painter Fitz H. Lane, a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts. More than just an analysis of Lane’s art, this book describes the man whose life was as mysterious as the striking paintings he created in his prolific career.

Frame Up! A Story of Essex, its Shipyards and its People
Dana Story

A charming and personal account of Essex, Massachusetts, its shipyards and its people during a glorious time when Essex was the center of the shipbuilding world.

Ghost Stories and Legends of Eastern Connecticut: Lore, Mysteries and Secrets Revealed
Donna Kent

This captivating book presents tales and legends from Eastern Connecticut’s most haunted locations—dark deeds and lore from New London and Mystic, and stretching all the way to Brooklyn, Windham and Franklin. Like eerie and desperate whispers on the wind, the ghosts of Connecticut’s past reveal their deepest, darkest secrets to author and paranormal investigator Donna Kent as she sheds new light on this collection of spine-tingling legends.

Ghosts of Newport: Spirits, Scoundrels, Legends and Lore
John Brennan

Today’s Newport attracts countless visitors, yet the city harbors echoes of a dark and turbulent past. In Ghosts of Newport, author John T. Brennan takes the reader behind the scenes to explore the history-drenched haunts—such as the Jailhouse Inn, Astors’ Beechwood and White Horse Tavern—made notorious by their ghostly phenomena.

Glastenbury: The History of a Vermont Ghost Town
Tyler Resch

From mysterious murders and curious development schemes to the township's eventual annexation by the U.S. Forest Service, Glastenbury narrates the ultimately redemptive tale of a community that lost its political status, only to gain a national forest.

Glimpses of Medford: Selections from the Historical Register
Edited by Barbara Kerr

Medford's homegrown historians recall its past, from the early days to the night that Paul Revere stopped in Medford Square on his ride. Walk down Ship Street during the shipbuilding era, ride the Boston and Lowell Railroad and meet Medford's fascinating residents, from Victorian milkmen to the Lawrence Light Guard.

Haunted Portland: From Pirates to Ghost Brides
Roxie J. Zwicker

After several devastating fires, the city of Portland adopted the motto “I shall rise again.” Yet, as author Roxie J. Zwicker demonstrates in Haunted Portland, this declaration could just as easily apply to the city’s numerous spooks and specters! Follow Zwicker as she expertly navigates this storied Yankee seaport’s collection of creepy graveyards, tragic shipwrecks, eerie lighthouses and more.

Haunted Portsmouth: Spirits and Shadows of the Past
Roxie Zwicker

Before Portsmouth was a charming seaside community, it was a rough-and-tumble seaport. Hauntings expert Roxie Zwicker takes readers on an eerie tour of the nation’s third-oldest city, where buildings and street corners teem with ghostly stories and legends.

Haunted Providence: Strange Tales from the Smallest State
Rory Raven

Author Rory Raven has collected stories and tales drawn from the history and folklore of one of the oldest cities in the nation. From restless spirits and shadowy strangers to vampires and historical enigmas, this collection explores the events and untold tales that have made Providence strangely unique, and uniquely strange.

Haunted Pubs of New England: Raising Spirits of the Past
Roxie J. Zwicker

New England’s colonial-era pubs played a paramount role in late eighteenth-century society. Interviewing dozens of pub owners and employees, Roxie Zwicker illuminates chilling tales in which bartenders have their drinks mysteriously upended, waitresses find dining room objects scattered about bizarrely and other staff and patrons catch glimpses of ghostly shadows.

Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley: An Investigative Journey
Vincent T. Dacquino

Follow Vin Dacquino as he interviews local experts, explores areas where hauntings may have occurred—such as Carmel’s legendary Smalley’s Inn—and digs deep into historical archives to open new windows into the lives and possible afterlives of these three mysterious characters. The truth is out there, hidden in remote, tucked-away corners of the valley…are you ready to uncover it?

Herreshoff Yachts: Seven Generations of Industrialists, Inventors and Ingenuity in Bristol
Richard V. Simpson

From 1893 to 1920, the Herreshoff clan designed and built a succession of undefeated Cup sailboats. Their mastery was so unchallenged that Cup enthusiasts refer to the era as simply “the Herreshoff Period.” While others have focused on the yachts themselves, author Richard Simpson tackles the achievements of seven generations of Herreshoff's.

Hidden History of the Boston Irish: Little-Known Stories from Ireland's "Next Parish Over"
Peter F. Stevens

In Hidden History of the Boston Irish, Peter F. Stevens offers an entertaining and compelling portrait of the Irish immigrant saga and pays homage to the overlooked, yet significant, episodes of the Boston Irish experience.

Historic Bristol: Tales from an Old Rhode Island Seaport
Richard V. Simpson

Author Richard V. Simpson offers up a diverse sampling of fascinating stories that explore Bristol's every facet-from early investigations into possible Viking settlements on the peninsula to the nationally famous Fourth of July celebration, and from the antics of local politicians to the yachts and sailors that have brought the town glory and renown.

Historic Churches of Somerset County, New Jersey
Frank L. Greenagel

In this profusely illustrated guide to all of the 18th and 19th century churches and meetinghouses in Somerset County, Frank Greenagel delves into the history of Somerset’s religious buildings. This definitive guide will allow readers to “look anew” at the churches Somerset, providing information for curious congregation members and historians alike.

Jewish West Hartford: From City to Suburb
Betty N. Hoffman

West Hartford, Connecticut, enjoys one of the nation’s most vibrant Jewish communities. In Jewish West Hartford, Betty Hoffman captures the universal themes of the American Jewish experience, including assimilation and suburbanization.

Lewisboro Ghosts: Strange Tales and Scary Sightings
Maureen Koehl

On the easternmost edge of Westchester County, memories of eerie incidents and haunted happenings flow through the generations like the currents of the nearby Hudson River. Read Maureen Koehl’s Lewisboro Ghosts to discover the spooky stories and supernatural sightings that linger in this tucked-away corner of the lower Hudson Valley.

Lexington, Massachusetts: Treasures from Historic Archives
Richard P. Kollen

As history’s raw material, documents serve as our gateway into the past. In this exciting new book, Lexington historian and archivist Richard Kollen places these treasured relics within their historical context to reveal a bygone society. Kollen provides a portrait of colonial and post-Revolution life, from the infamous Battle of Lexington to misconstrued Puritanical marriage.

Lobstering off Cape Ann: A Lifetime Lobsterman Remembers
Peter Prybot

An engrossing look at the American lobster through the eyes and tales of a veteran lobsterman with forty-five years of experience on the waters off the Massachusetts shore. Prybot provides fascinating first-hand accounts and intimate stories to paint an unforgettable picture of the lobster and those who harvest it from the sea.

Long Branch in the Golden Age: Tales of Fascinating and Famous People
Sharon Hazard

For elite Americans in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, summers at the shore meant Long Branch, New Jersey. Serving up tales of glamour and the life of leisure, Sharon Hazard’s enjoyable history details the comings and goings of those who visited and lived in Long Branch during its glory days.

Made in Maine: From Home and Workshop to Mill and Factory
Paul E. Rivard

The variety and scope of Maine’s products have played an undeniably important role in its history. This book celebrates the simple beauty of handmade objects and the arduous endeavors of Maine’s great artisans and manufacturing workers during the industrial age in the Pine Tree State.

Magnolia: A Brief History
Lisa Peek Ramos

Magnolia's rocky coastline, long known to the native population for its abundant fishing grounds, was discovered in 1623 by a European expedition sent by England's King James to establish an outpost for exporting fish. Over the next three centuries, the settlement gradually grew from a sparsely developed farming community into a summer resort destination for the rich and famous. In Magnolia: A Brief History, author Lisa Peek Ramos, a fourth-generation native, chronicles the incredible transformation of Magnolia.

Marblehead Myths, Legends and Lore
Pam Matthias Peterson

Both notoriously superstitious and exceptionally literate, Marblehead’s Puritan settlers were primed to develop a robust collection of tales. With meticulous care, Pam Peterson relates the Marblehead legends of witches, wizards, pirates and shipwrecks handed down over the centuries. Marblehead Myths, Legends and Lore offers a diverse sampling of one maritime New England town’s folklore.

Maynard, Massachusetts: A House in the Village
Jan Voogd

Maynard is a tight-knit community with a captivating past. From moral debates over liquor to socialism’s heyday, these stories provide a unique look at Maynard’s history. Murder mysteries, mills and the mafia come to life in Jan Voogd's extensively researched stories of this town during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Memories from New Hampshire's Lakes and Mountains: Fence Building and Apple Cider
Bruce Heald

In New Hampshire’s rugged hill country, the Granite State’s rural settlers have cultivated a vibrant pastoral society. With stops to consider such classic New England activities as ice fishing, maple sugaring and blueberry picking, Author Bruce Heald takes readers on a journey through folk life during New Hampshire’s olden days.

Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore’s Past
George Joynson

In Murders in Monmouth, author George Joynson unflinchingly assembles the who, what, when, where and why surrounding twelve high-profile killings perpetrated by various individuals in early twentieth-century Monmouth County.

Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop
Tom Dresser

In the pre-World War II innocence of small-town America, a dapper off-Islander impresses the locals. Drawn to the prettiest girl, he is upset when an elderly woman tries to break off their romance. In a drunken stupor he murders the troublesome woman. Through an amazing confluence of circumstances, he avoids prosecution.

Northborough in the Civil War: Citizen Soldiering and Sacrifice
Robert P. Ellis

The small town of Northborough sent more than half of its young men to fight in the Civil War. Robert P. Ellis brings the fray, and the vigorous antislavery debate that sparked it, to vivid life in this portrait of a small town torn apart by war.

Old Days at Beverly Farms
Mary Larcom Dow

Back in print for the first time in a generation, Mary Larcom Dow's chronicle of the architecture and inhabitants, landscape and herb gardens of Beverly Farms delightfully captures the "old days" of the nineteenth century and the village of bygone days.

Pittsfield: Gem City in the Gilded Age
Carole Owens

Carole Owens, author of the sumptuous Berkshire Cottages, presents the glories of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Stories of a star-studded society that included John D. Rockefeller, Edwin H. Lincoln, Herman Melville and Wild Bill Hickok come to life in this history of the New England village that became the "Gem City" of the Gilded Age.

Rembering Camden: Stories from an Old Maine Harbor
Barbara F. Dyer

Tracing the town's history from its early days as a thriving shipbuilding center to its present status as a well-loved tourist destination, author and lifelong Camden resident Barbara F. Dyer offers a series of poignant and entertaining recollections of bygone days in old Camden and nearby Rockport.

Remembering Fairfield: Famous People and Historic Places
Rita Papazian

Founded in 1639, Fairfield’s New England roots run deep. British soldiers torched the village in 1779, but the settlers vigorously rebuilt. Now Fairfield — which has hosted presidential visits and celebrity residents — enjoys dual status as a dynamic company town and leafy suburban enclave.

Remembering Old Abington: The Collected Writings of Martha Campbell
Martha Campbell
Edited by Donald Cann & John Galluzzo
In Remembering Old Abington, editors Donald Cann and John J. Galluzzo have painstakingly sifted through the best of Abington historical columnist Martha Campbell's body of work to brilliantly recreate dramatic and colorful times in Abington, Rockland and Whitman.

Steamboats of Gloucester and the North Shore
John Lester Sutherland

An accessible history and memoir focusing on the various working vessels that plied the waters between Boston and Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the glory days of steam.

The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History
Theresa M. Barbo
John J. Galluzo and W. Russell Webster
On February 18, 1952, four Coast Guardsmen set out from Cape Cod during a fierce storm in a seemingly impossible quest to locate and rescue the crew of the damaged tanker Pendleton. They returned as heroes. This book chronicles the miraculous true story of Bernie Webber and the Coast Guard 36500.

The Cape Cod Canal: Breaking Through the Bared and Bended Arm
J. North Conway

The cradle of New England's shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of graveyard of the Atlantic. J. North Conway plunges into the character of Cape Cod, from its discovery to its chowder, and of the man who managed to cut a path through it.

The Cape Cod Murder of 1899: Edwin Ray Snow's Punishment and Redemption
Theresa Barbo

On a crisp September evening in 1899, a seventeen-year-old petty thief named Edwin Ray Snow shot and killed a baker's delivery boy outside Yarmouth. Drawing upon various historical documents, this book examines the details of the murder that shook Cape Cod to its core.

The Darlings of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
Harriet Fletcher Fisher

Drop in on the Darling family, pioneers and princes of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Harriet Fisher interviews the friends and employees of Elmer Darling, who was as attentive to the needs of his mountain community in Vermont as he was to the lodgers of his luxury hotel in Manhattan.

The Fish and the Falcon: Gloucester's Resolute Role in America's Fight for Freedom
Joseph E. Garland
Foreword by William K. Fowler, Jr.
This informative history chronicles the fight for liberty and for control of the New England seaboard during the Revolution, and highlights Gloucester’s critical role in the action. Garland tells the story of countless acts of sacrifice for the cause of freedom; the story of the fishing town that took on the Crown.

The Gloucester Guide: A Stroll through Place and Time
Joseph E. Garland

A historical guide to the New England fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Joseph E. Garland, local writer and historian, takes the reader around the town to locally famous and historic sites.

The Golden Age of Hull: Old Home Week, Neighbors and Gala Days
John Galluzzo

Author and Hull historian John Galluzzo provides this warm collection of historical essays that recalls the days of summer splendor in the quaint Massachusetts town, and explores some of the forgotten episodes of local history that took place in many of Hull's proud neighborhoods.