Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

From Strawbery Banke to the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth has always been the economic, cultural, and political hub north of Boston. Brightly-colored saltbox homes and towering lighthouses line the churning currents of the Piscataqua, and narrow lanes echo with the footsteps of John Paul Jones, the Reverend Joseph Buckminster, and centuries of hunters, lumberjacks, merchants, and tourists.

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

From Strawbery Banke to the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth has always been the economic, cultural, and political hub north of Boston. Brightly-colored saltbox homes and towering lighthouses line the churning currents of the Piscataqua, and narrow lanes echo with the footsteps of John Paul Jones, the Reverend Joseph Buckminster, and centuries of hunters, lumberjacks, merchants, and tourists.

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

by Russell M. Lawson
Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Making of America Series) An Old Town by the Sea

by Russell M. Lawson

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Overview

From Strawbery Banke to the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth has always been the economic, cultural, and political hub north of Boston. Brightly-colored saltbox homes and towering lighthouses line the churning currents of the Piscataqua, and narrow lanes echo with the footsteps of John Paul Jones, the Reverend Joseph Buckminster, and centuries of hunters, lumberjacks, merchants, and tourists.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738524276
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 08/01/2003
Series: Making of America Series
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 1,059,991
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Author Bio: History professor and New Hampshire historian Russell M. Lawson is the author of several volumes on northern New England history. Here he blends extensive research with personal recollection to tell the timeless story of this seaside town.

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