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Catalogue—Massachusetts Titles

The History Press publishes high-quality history and heritage titles with a strong regional base. Our books help to revive and preserve the past in various regions throughout the United States, and we strive to make these histories accessible and available to a wide audience.

 

A Brief History of Old Newbury: From Settlement to Separation
Bethany Groff

 Author Bethany Groff introduces the compelling personalities that shaped the history of Old Newbury up until 1764, when Newburyport received its independence from the mother town. From the scandalous exploits of Dr. Henry Greenland to the self-sacrificing courage of founding families like the Emerys, Dummers and Pikes, experience the verve of this early New England town.

978-1-59629-481-3
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008
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.

978-1-59629-141-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2006
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.

978-1-59629-228-4
144 pp.
$19.99
Over 90 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
January 2008
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.

978-1-59629-234-5
192 pp.
$22.99
Over 30 Black and White Photograhps

Publication Date:
November 2007
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.

978-1-59629-417-2
128 pp.
$12.99
Over 110 Black and White Plates

Publication Date:
January 2008
Alice's Adventures in Cambridge
R.C. Evarts
Illustrated by E.L. Baron, with a New Foreword by The Harvard Lampoon
 Nearly a century after its first publication, Alice’s Adventures in Cambridge is still a delight. This new edition features a foreword from The Harvard Lampoon and cleverly reminds us that the peculiarities of prestige and the allure of elitism remain timeless.

978-1-59629-605-3
92 pp.
$14.99
Over 20 Black & White Illustrations

Publication Date:
October 2008
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.

978-1-59629-252-9
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Andover in the Civil War: The Spirit and Sacrifice of a New England Town
Joan Silva Patrakis

 Drawing on journals, letters and newspaper articles, Andover in the Civil War chronicles the journey of these brave men and brings to life the efforts of those who remained on the homefront. Harriet Beecher Stowe and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps were just two Andover citizens who threw themselves wholeheartedly into the Union cause.

978-1-59629-437-0
128 pp.
$21.99
Over 25 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2008
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.

978-1-59629-373-1
168 pp.
$29.99
Over 80 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2007
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.

978-1-59629-293-2
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 35 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2007
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.

978-1-59629-264-2
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Boston Curiosities: A History of Beantown Barons, Molasses Mayhem, Polemic Patriots & the Fluff in Between
Ted Clarke

 From the mysterious story of John Jacob Loud, who patented the first ballpoint pen, to the dubious early enterprises of merchant prince turned philanthropist Thomas Perkins, Boston Curiosities offers up a medley of memorable events that give Beantown its celebrated flavor.

978-1-59629-580-3
128 pp.
$17.99
Over 30 Black & White Illustrations

Publication Date:
October 2008
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.

978-1-59629-290-1
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2007
Boston Miscellany: An Essential History of the Hub
William Marchione

 Look back to a time when riots raged through the streets of Boston, when Beacon Hill was a neighborhood of beggars and vagabonds and papal effigies burned on the Boston Common. Meet William Blackstone, the first Bostonian, and John Singleton Copley, portrait artist of the elite. In this compilation by historian William Marchione, discover Boston as it once was—when customs officials were dragged through the sewers and drinking tea was a highly political act.

978-1-59629-587-2
128 pp.
$18.99
Over 40 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2008
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.

978-1-59629-361-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 80 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2007
Cape Cod Bay: A History of Salt and Sea
Theresa Mitchell Barbo

 Author Theresa Mitchell Barbo’s skillful narrative weaves together the natural and cultural histories of the bay, highlighting some of the region’s diverse milestones—from the drafting of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 to the establishment of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant 350 years later.

978-1-59629-502-5
128 pp.
$21.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008
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.

978-1-59629-429-5
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 35 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
March 2008
Charlton: Picturing Change
William O. Hultgren and Quentin R. Kuehl

 Through never-before-seen images, become witness to a rapidly vanishing rural way of life. Authors Hultgren and Kuehl lovingly document how a town rooted in tradition came to proudly embrace not only its own history, but also the new neighbors who came seeking a slice of home.

978-1-59629-564-3
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 150 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008
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.

978-1-59629-431-8
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2008
Colonial Marblehead: From Rogues to Revolutionaries
Lauren Fogle

 Carved out of a rocky and forested wilderness, Marblehead, Massachusetts grew into one of the most important fishing ports in the thirteen colonies and lent an able hand in the American struggle for independence. Historian and Marblehead resident Lauren Fogle records the story of this grand old town’s birth and its significant role in building a nation.

978-1-59629-411-0
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White and 8 Color Illustrations

Publication Date:
July 2008
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.

978-1-59629-186-7
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 20 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
February 2007
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.

978-1-59629-126-3
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill
Alvin F. Oickle

 The destruction was unimaginable. Workers in nearby factories watched with horror as the Pemberton Mill buckled and then collapsed, trapping more than six hundred workers, many of them women and children. Alvin F. Oickle’s riveting account illustrates why, nearly a century and a half later, the Pemberton collapse is still considered one of the worst industrial calamities in American history.

978-1-59629-506-3
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
June 2008
East of Boston: Notes from the Harbor Islands
Stephanie Schorow

 For the traveler who might not have a yacht—just a sense of humor and a spirit of adventure—Stephanie Schorow proves you can still embark on a voyage through the Boston Harbor Islands. A practical guide, complete with camping tips and driving directions, her droll travelogue takes the measure of these gloriously wild Edens all within sight of the city’s skyline.

978-1-59629-379-3
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black and White and 8 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2008
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.

978-1-59629-364-9
120 pp.
$16.99
Over 35 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
January 2008
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.

978-1-59629-016-7
192 pp.
$24.99
50 Original Line Drawings

Publication Date:
November 2004
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.

978-1-59629-090-7
320 pp.
$32.99
Over 100 Black and White and 30 Color Illustrations

Publication Date:
July 2006
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.

978-1-59629-019-8
128 pp.
$19.99
20 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2004
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.

978-1-59629-231-4
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Hamilton, Massachusetts: Myths, Legends & a Few Quirky Characters
Annette V. Janes

 From the Native American sagamore seeking refuge from tribal raids to the foreign prince who came to participate in a Myopia polo match, Hamilton has always been a magnet for interesting events and fascinating characters. Pairing scrupulous research with wildly entertaining local anecdotes, Annette V. Janes paints a charming historical picture of “the Hamlet.”

978-1-59629-477-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2008
Haunted Yarmouth: Ghosts and Legends from the Cape
Paul Cote
The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth
 Inspired by Ella Bray’s 1937 book, All Around the Common, this collection of stories explores the unexplained in historic Old Yarmouth. From the shore-whaling ghosts of Barnstable and the owners of the Liberty Hill Inn, who found a disembodied leg during renovations, to the strange happenings at Edward Gorey’s house, the interviews and accounts from local residents paint a portrait of Cape Cod unlike any other.

978-1-59629-430-1
224 pp.
$14.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2008
Hawthorne's Haunts in New England
John Hardy Wright

 Loose the latchstring and peer into the places where Nathaniel Hawthorne passed back and forth from nineteenth century New England to the fertile country of his imagination. From Salem to Bowdoin College, and through Lenox and Concord, Salemite John Hardy Wright trails the famous author to his “old accustomed chambers” and reveals the inspiration behind an American literary legend in this pictorial biography.

978-1-59629-425-7
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 120 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2008
Hawthorne's Lenox: The Tanglewood Circle
Cornelia Brooke Gilder
Julia Conklin Peters
 Slip into the fascinating social scene Nathaniel Hawthorne encountered in the drawing rooms and on the croquet lawns of Lenox’s country retreats. Nurturing the lively exchange of ideas on everything from art to abolition, Lenox’s cottages played host to a community that enlightened a nation.

978-1-59629-406-6
128 pp.
$21.99
Over 40 Black and White and 15 Color Illustrations

Publication Date:
July 2008
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.

978-1-59629-450-9
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 45 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
March 2008
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.

978-1-59629-103-4
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2006
Lifesavers of the South Shore: A History of Rescue and Loss
John Galluzzo
Foreword by Ralph Shanks
 Read John Galluzzo’s enthralling account of the Life-Saving Service and meet legends like Joshua James, whose surfboat, Nantasket, once saved twenty-nine men from six boats in a grueling thirty-six hours.

978-1-59629-224-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 60 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
September 2008
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.

978-1-59629-085-3
160 pp.
$22.99
Over 50 Black and White and 30 Color Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2006
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.

978-1-59629-453-0
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 90 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2008
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.

978-1-59629-256-7
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2007
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.

978-1-59629-205-5
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Methuen: An Eclectic History
Dan Gagnon

 Although they might be shaking hands with the king of Hawaii or waving the banners of women’s suffrage in front of the White House, the citizens of Methuen never forgot their home. Dan Gagnon introduces the men and women who made this Massachusetts town so memorable.

978-1-59629-422-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008
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.

978-1-59629-423-3
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 35 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2008
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.

978-1-59629-220-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2007
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.

978-1-59629-399-1
128 pp.
$19.99
Hardcover with Over 10 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2007
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.

978-1-59629-408-0
120 pp.
$26.99
Over 60 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
December 2007
Remembering Haverhill: Stories from the Merrimack Valley
Charles W. Turner

 In February 1882, a raging fire leveled most of the buildings in Haverhill’s shoe district. But like a phoenix, the “Queen Slipper City” rose from the rubble and began its reconstruction while the charred bricks were still warm. In this history, Turner captures the resilient spirit of Haverhill that has given it such a fascinating past and vibrant present.

978-1-59629-553-7
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008
Remembering Norwood: Win Everett's Tales of Tyot
Edited by Heather S. Cole
Edited by Edward J. Sweeney
 With stories of haunted taverns and superstitious soldiers, influenza and the industrial age, Everett profiles the fascinating people who left their marks on the pages of Norwood history. Available for the first time in a single volume, these articles bring three centuries of history to life through the artful voice of Norwood’s beloved storyteller.

978-1-59629-568-1
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2008
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.

978-1-59629-390-8
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
January 2008
Somerville, Massachusetts: A Brief History
Dee Morris and Dora St. Martin

 Enter Somerville, a city packed with stories larger than itself, to salute a heritage that justifies the fierce pride of its citizens. Share a perch on one of Somerville’s celebrated hills with Dee Morris and Dora St. Martin and watch the raising of America’s first flag and the stringing of its first telephone line.

978-1-59629-424-0
160 pp.
$20.99
Over 70 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
July 2008
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.

978-1-59629-000-6
160 pp.
$19.99
100 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2004
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.

978-1-59629-248-2
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2007
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.

978-1-59629-374-8
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 55 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
March 2008
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.

978-1-59629-227-7
112 pp.
$19.99
Over 10 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2007
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.

978-1-59629-007-5
320 pp.
$34.99
Over 50 Black and White Illustrations

Publication Date:
June 2006
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.

978-1-59629-108-9
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
May 2006
The Great Salem Fire of 1914: Images from the Phillips Library Collection
Barbara Pero Kampas
The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum
 This collection of historic photos pieces together the determination with which Salem confronted the sweeping desolation of the 1914 fire.

978-1-59629-471-4
192 pp.
$24.99
Over 220 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
October 2008
The Handbook of Amherst: New Edition of the Classic
Frederick H. Hitchcock
edited by Richard Panchyk
 The Handbook of Amherst provides a rich and illuminating vignette of life in the late nineteenth century in a classic New England college town. Edited and with a foreword by Richard Panchyk, University of Massachusetts alumnus and author of twelve books, including A History of Westbury, Long Island.

978-1-59629-295-6
128 pp.
$19.99
Over 65 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2007
The North River: Scenic Waterway of the South Shore
John Galluzzo

 John Galluzzo, who leads cultural and natural history tours of the river for Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries, traces this natural landmark's multifaceted history from multiple vantage points as a shipbuilding center, a highway into the interior and facilitator of trade and a protected wildlife sanctuary today.

978-1-59629-222-2
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 50 Black & White Photographs

Publication Date:
March 2008
The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay: An Illustrated Guide and History
Benjamin D. Hill
Winfield S. Nevins
Originally published in 1881, this illustrated guide explores the romantic history and character of Massachusetts's most picturesque coast- the North Shore. With charming descriptions of Marblehead, Salem, Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Peabody, Ipswich, and Magnolia, this book makes an ideal travel companion for the reader wishing to explore and revisit old port days.

978-1-59629-440-0
96 pp.
$9.99

Publication Date:
March 2008
The T.W. Lawson: The Fate of the World's Only Seven-Masted Schooner
Thomas Hall

 Armed with curiosity and a desire to piece together the story of the world’s only seven-masted schooner, Tom Hall spent years researching, diving on the Lawson wreck and interviewing the relatives of those involved in the rescue efforts. The result of his work is the most complete account of the T.W. Lawson’s story, ranging from her building and launch in Massachusetts to her fated wreck off the Scilly Isles.

978-1-59629-208-6
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2006
True Accounts of Yankee Ingenuity and Grit from the Cape Cod Voice
Theresa Barbo

 Cape Cod’s history spans three centuries and features a salty collection of characters that have shaped the area’s past with adventures great and small. Here, Cape Cod Voice history editor Theresa Barbo eloquently crafts stories of hardship, challenges, ingenuity and grit from letters, diaries and firsthand accounts that span the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.

978-1-59629-223-9
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 50 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
April 2007
Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town
Richard F. Whalen

 Truro is famed for its beaches, yet there is far more to the town than its coastal fringe. Truro witnessed the Pilgrims settlement and the American Revolution. Discover the compelling story of a town whose fortunes remain forever linked with the sea.

978-1-59629-363-2
224 pp.
$24.99
Over 30 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2007
When Hull Freezes Over: Historic Winter Tales from the Massachusetts Shore
John Galluzzo

 From shipwrecks to drownings, to subzero temperatures and frigid arctic gales, When Hull Freezes Over, by lifelong Hull resident and columnist John Galluzzo, is a collection of historic tales that look beyond the sunny days of summer and remember the other nine months of life along this scenic shore.

978-1-59629-099-0
160 pp.
$21.99
Over 70 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
November 2005
White-Tipped Orange Masts: The Gloucester Dragger Fleet That Is No More
Peter Prybot

 In the tough competition for the daily catch, Gloucester’s dragger fleets were the best. Author and lifelong Gloucester fisherman Peter Prybot captures the glory days of the draggers through firsthand recollections from the decks of the celebrated trawler fleet that is no more.

978-1-59629-225-3
256 pp.
$19.99
Over 270 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
June 2007
Woburn: Hidden Tales of a Tannery Town
Marie Coady

 Woburn boasts a vast history, replete with curious episodes and colourful characters like the gypsy queen Marcia Mock and the nefarious “yeggmen” who prowled the streets at the beginning of the twentieth century. Coady reveals Woburn’s best-kept secrets with the vibrancy and wit of a true town sleuth.

978-1-59629-514-8
160 pp.
$19.99
Over 40 Black and White Photographs

Publication Date:
August 2008