Massachusetts Historical Society

Reducere. DescriptionAs America's first historical society, the Massachusetts Historical Society has collected family materials since 1791, including long-ch...

Reducere. Title: The Results in Europe of Cartier's Explorations, 1542-1603 ... Reprinted ... from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society.Pu...

Reducere. Both a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and at the head of the Modern Library's list of the one hundred best English-language nonfiction books of the t...

Reducere. Ellen Wayles Coolidge arrived in London in June 1838 at the advent of Queen Victoria's reign--the citizens were still celebrating the coronation. D...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: W. E. B. Du BoisIntroduction by: Shawn Leigh AlexanderIn honor of the 150th anniversary of W. E. B. Du Bois's birth in Grea...

Like other towns in coastal Maine, Freeport was settled in the 18th century by residents of the southern part of the state--Massachusetts, which it...

I was gripped by this account of the 1857 Gardner murder - a detailed, absorbing, and compelling page-turner. John Gallagher has given historical f...

Reducere. What was it like to be a pilgrim child in 17th-century Massachusetts? This charming picture book takes young readers back in time to see. For one t...

Reducere. The community cookbook is a familiar item in many kitchens. Usually compiled by women and sold to raise funds for a charitable cause, these collect...

Reducere. DescriptionNew England Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, M...

DescriptionExamining the personal library and the making of self When writer Edith Wharton died in 1937, without any children, her library of more ...

Reducere. Plimoth Plantation and the National Geographic Society come together to tell the true story behind the legendary voyage of the Mayflower. A meticul...

Reducere. Selected as One of the Village Voice's Favorite 25 Books of 2001 In this landmark work, historian Vijay Prashad refuses to engage the typical racia...

Reducere. A historical novel based on the life of Mary Rowlandson -An authentic drama of Indian captivity...A compelling, emotionally gripping tale.---Eliot ...

Reducere. "A remarkable novel" (The New York Times) about America's first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successful...

For many years, the far right has sown public distrust in the media as a political strategy, weaponizing libel law in an effort to stifle free spee...

Reducere. This open access handbook, the first of its kind, provides a comprehensive and carefully curated multidisciplinary and genre-spanning view of the s...

Growing up in a Sicilian family with most of its members born and raised in America, Jeannine was eager to grasp a deeper understanding of her true...