New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories
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New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories
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Overview
New England Notebook offers the answers to these questions and more in a blend of the region’s most singular and noteworthy nuggets of history, people, and culture. This is a collection of colorful facts, stories and anecdotes, plus a savvy selection of unusual eats, goods, services and events. Whether it’s finding a little-known museum of Titanic memorabilia, an underwater escape artist, or the smallest bar, both casual readers and dedicated lovers of all things New England will share a hearty—and humorous—sense of, “Who knew?”
Written by a native New Englander and WCVB on-air reporter, New England Notebook goes beyond the merely curious, though it offers plenty of intriguing tidbits, unusual museums, fascinating characters, and many pieces of trivia and little-known facts.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762778416 |
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| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 05/21/2013 |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface: Working My Way around New England ix
Chapter 1 The Oldest (What's So New about New England?) 1
Boston: Oldest of the Old - Boston, MA 2
Clinton Wins (No, Not That Clinton) - Clinton, MA 6
When the Antique Is the Antiques Store - Route 4 between Epsom and Lee, NH 9
Chapter 2 The Smallest (Big Is for Lone Star, Not Ocean State) 15
Little Rhody: Who You Callin' Small? - Warren and Exeter, RI 17
Big Green Mountains, Really Small Capital - Montpelier, VT 21
Mr. Morrill's Miniatures - South Hamilton, MA 25
Chapter 3 The Places 31
He Lives Yet - Franconia Notch, NH 31
The Other Cape: Cape Ann - Gloucester and Rockport, MA 38
A Wonder in Woonsocket: "America's Sistine Chapel" - Woonsocket, RI 46
Hands Down, Down East - Pemaquid Point, ME 50
Ultimate City Fixer-Upper: The Greenway/Boston Harbor Islands - Boston, MA 54
Chapter 4 The People 63
Vermont Folk Hero - Tunbridge, VT 63
Forever Thirteen - Stock bridge, MA 71
Comeback Kid - New Bedford, MA 75
My Grandfather, the President - Tamworth, NH 80
Chapter 5 The Pastimes 89
The Puck Stops Here. And Here. And Here. - Cambridge and Boston, MA 89
Have Tub, Will Travel. And Win. - Southborough, MA 92
Taking Wing - Quincy, MA 98
Chapter 6 The Collectors 107
Bigfoot, Small Museum - Portland, ME 109
Unsinkable Obsession - Indian Orchard, MA 111
Wild Bill's - Middletown, CT 114
Chapter 7 The Craftsmen 117
Building Bridges: A Family Tradition - Campton, NH 117
Your Suit (of Armor) Is Ready, Sir - Deerfield, NH 122
Vanishing Craft in Connecticut - Colchester, CT 124
Chapter 8 The Entertainers 127
Escaping It All - Medway, MA 128
BTO: "Stomp" Meets Stravinsky - Boston, MA 131
Did You Hear the One About… - Boston, MA 134
Chapter 9 The Nerds (Wicked "Smaht") 143
Geek Pride - Chestnut Hill, MA 144
Nerd Hip-Hop - Gloucester, MA 148
Searching for a Deeper Online "Connection" - Nottingham, NH 150
Chapter 10 The Foods (Wicked Good) 153
The Choicest Oyster - Matunuck, RI 154
A "Chowda" to Savor - Brunswick, ME 155
Speed Dog - Boston, MA 157
Sweet Breakfast in Sugar Hill - Sugar Hill, NH 160
Diners: A New England Specialty - Plymouth, NH, Rowley, MA, and Manchester, NH 165
Last Call - Boston, MA 175
Postscript: A Big Book (No, Not This One) - Groton, MA 179
Acknowledgments 183
Index 185
About the Author 190