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Salem Cornerstones (Paperback)Salem Cornerstones (Paperback)
Best Price: $11.02
This book is divided into five sections: 1. Maritime history of the city 2. The witchcraft...
Marblehead (Regional Photos)Marblehead (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $369.62
Ulrike Welsch has given us all a magnificent holiday gift... Her unique perspective and...
The Green and Gold CoastThe Green and Gold Coast
Best Price: $52.39
A history of golf courses and golfers on Boston's North Shore, from Essex and Myopia to...
Fast and Able: Life Stories of Great Gloucester Fishing VesselsFast and Able: Life Stories of Great Gloucester Fishing Vessels
Best Price: $81.50
A reissue of Gordon Thomas's classic, detailing the stories of great fishing vessels out of...
The Greater Boston ChallengeThe Greater Boston Challenge
Best Price: $5.59
Trivia quizzes about Greater Boston and thematic crossworld puzzles: history, neighborhoods,...


Storms and Shipwrecks of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)Storms and Shipwrecks of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)
Best Price: $4.00
A classic by Edward Rowe Snow, first published in 1943 and updated in 1944 and again in 1946,...
Block Island (Regional Photos)Block Island (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $100.00
When you look at the many gorgeous pictures compiled here you almost FEEL like you are on Block...
Salem At Its BestSalem At Its Best
Best Price: $12.51
Ulrike Welsch is a truly talented, creative photographer who manages to capture the spirit, the...
Salem: From Naumkeag to Witch City (Town Memoirs)Salem: From Naumkeag to Witch City (Town Memoirs)
Best Price: $8.00
A town memoir of one of the cities where America began, by Salem's favorite storyteller, Jim...
Mysteries and Adventures Atlantic Coast (Snow Centennial Editions)Mysteries and Adventures Atlantic Coast (Snow Centennial Editions)
Best Price: $302.38
Back in the '50's my parents had this book around the house. I read it from cover to...


On the Loose in Boston (Find the Animals)On the Loose in Boston (Find the Animals)
Best Price: $8.00
Another great book from Sage Stossel! Both my kids love this - it can be read as a short story...
True Story of St. NicholasTrue Story of St. Nicholas
Best Price: $7.95
Provincetown: Stories from Land's End (Massachusetts Town Memoir)Provincetown: Stories from Land's End (Massachusetts Town Memoir)
Best Price: $22.00
In the nineteen forties and fifties I went my family and I made day trips from Springfield,...
Storms and Shipwrecks of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)Storms and Shipwrecks of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)
Best Price: $14.99
This Snow classic includes the pirate ship Whidah, the wreck of the City of Columbus, the...
Journey Around Chicago from A to Z (Journeys)Journey Around Chicago from A to Z (Journeys)
Best Price: $11.28
Of all the Journey ABC books the one to Chicago has been the best. After reading the book one...

Martha's Vineyard At Its BestMartha's Vineyard At Its Best
Best Price: $7.99
The seller delivered the book on time and in good shape. The book itself was excellent - many...
Camden At Its BestCamden At Its Best
Best Price: $7.97
One of Maine's most beautiful seaside villages and one of the state's favorite...
Cape Ann in Olden Days (Vintage Postcards)Cape Ann in Olden Days (Vintage Postcards)
Best Price: $7.16
Seventy vintage postcards of "the other Cape" show off the salty beauty of Gloucester...
Boston RediscoveredBoston RediscoveredHello Maine!Hello Maine!
Best Price: $5.00
The author of best-selling board books on Boston and Cape Cod moves up the New England coast to...

Journey Around New York from A to Z (Journeys)Journey Around New York from A to Z (Journeys)
Best Price: $2.99
I bought this book for my 9-month-old twins. They won't be able to read it for a while, but...
Buzzards Bay: A Journey of DiscoveryBuzzards Bay: A Journey of Discovery
Best Price: $21.99
Buzzards Bay, A Journey of Discovery by Daniel Sheldon Lee July 2004 A thoroughly...
Glass Plates and Wooden BoatsGlass Plates and Wooden Boats
Best Price: $89.99
If you're interested in either boats or photography, GLASS PLATES & WOODEN BOATS: THE...
Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved: A Woman Moves a House to Make a HomeCottage for Sale, Must Be Moved: A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home
Best Price: $0.30
If you think the only thing more tedious than initiating a building project is to read about...
The Lighthouses of Rhode IslandThe Lighthouses of Rhode Island
Best Price: $14.98
The Product arrived in very good condition. If you like Lighthouses you will love this book. You...

Boston, All One FamilyBoston, All One Family
Best Price: $8.20
The book is only interesting if you are an avid fan of the Boston Globe, as the subjects are...
Boston's Emerald Necklace (NE Landmarks)Boston's Emerald Necklace (NE Landmarks)
Best Price: $8.50
Frederick Law Olmsted's vision for the Boston park system is celebrated in this beautiful...
Journey around New York (paperback) (Journey Around A to Z)Journey around New York (paperback) (Journey Around A to Z)
Best Price: $13.80
"A colorful child's-eye view of New York City, for all ages."
Champ and Me By the Maple Tree (Shankman & O'Neill)Champ and Me By the Maple Tree (Shankman & O'Neill)
Best Price: $7.00
Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill have created winning books on Boston, Cape...
Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast (Maritime)Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast (Maritime)
Best Price: $7.98
No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and...

Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord: The Shots Heard 'Round the World (Boston & Concord)Revolutionary Boston, Lexington, and Concord: The Shots Heard 'Round the World (Boston & Concord)
Best Price: $2.61
I am one of the "locals" that the author, Dr. Andrews, mentions who has seen a...
Christmas in New EnglandChristmas in New England
Best Price: $5.91
This is a delightful compendium of short takes about notable Yuletide events from the New...
The History of Martha's VineyardThe History of Martha's Vineyard
Best Price: $40.00
The History of Martha's Vineyard: How We Got to Where We Are is the only book a library...
Buzzards Bay (Paperback)Buzzards Bay (Paperback)
Best Price: $4.75
Daniel Lee's Buzzards Bay could have been one of the best pieces of literary nonfiction of...
The Boston Tea Party (NE Remembers)The Boston Tea Party (NE Remembers)
Best Price: $5.00
Allison's slim book (65 pages) gives a great overview of the events leading up to what has...

Narragansett Bay (Regional Photos)Narragansett Bay (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $18.55
Great insight and tribute to the small state of Rhode Island from a mariner's...
My Grandfather, Thornton W. BurgessMy Grandfather, Thornton W. Burgess
Best Price: $32.95
This delightful memoir of a very popular Depression-era children's author, Thornton Burgess,...
Journey Around Cape Cod (paperback) (Journey Around A to Z)Journey Around Cape Cod (paperback) (Journey Around A to Z)
Best Price: $11.99
A journey around Cape Cod and the Islands with an energetic seagull as your guide. This...
Lighthouses of Maine (Lighthouse Treasury)Lighthouses of Maine (Lighthouse Treasury)
Best Price: $14.98
New England's foremost maritime historian continues his definitive series about the storms,...
Salem: Cornerstones of a Historic CitySalem: Cornerstones of a Historic City
Best Price: $131.06
Plymouth and Salem are two of my favorite vacation destinations and I'm always looking for...

Journey Around Boston From A to Z (Journeys)Journey Around Boston From A to Z (Journeys)
Best Price: $10.91
I discovered this book while doing a search for travel guides to Boston. I was surprised when...
Rockport Massachusetts: A Village by the Sea (Regional Photos)Rockport Massachusetts: A Village by the Sea (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $19.84
Andrew Borsari has perfectly captured the spirit and beauty of Rockport. His photographs show...
Newport: An Artists's Impressions of Its History and ArchitectureNewport: An Artists's Impressions of Its History and Architecture
Best Price: $30.00
An exploration of the architecture of Newport, Rhode Island, enhanced by watercolor paintings...
Boston's South ShoreBoston's South Shore
Best Price: $159.88
"Color photographs of the coastal region south of Boston, from Quincy to Plymouth, by an...
Women of the SeaWomen of the Sea
Best Price: $6.05
"A book devoted to the stories of heroines of the sea, by the master of New England...

Rhode Island (Regional Photos)Rhode Island (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $16.66
The illustrations are colorful & the book is nicely written. I purchased for a couple who...
Boston on Fire (Paperback)Boston on Fire (Paperback)
Best Price: $7.98
A person would not expect to find a history of fire fighting in Boston to be a difficult book to...
Orb of ChathamOrb of Chatham
Best Price: $29.95
Stacke's illustrations are excellent as ever, but the storyline for this book is just too...
Portland: The City By the Sea (Regional Photos)Portland: The City By the Sea (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $18.56
Portland, Maine, "the beautiful town seated by the sea" celebrated by poet Henry...
Quite a Sightly Place: A Family Dairy Farm in VermontQuite a Sightly Place: A Family Dairy Farm in Vermont
Best Price: $18.00
Quite a Sightly Place is one of the funniest, most entertaining reads I've come across in...

Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen (Maritime)Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen (Maritime)
Best Price: $50.00
This carefully researched book reveals for the first time the glory days of Gloucester,...
Boston Rediscovered (Regional Photos)Boston Rediscovered (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $11.25
I highly recommend this book to anyone who either: A) Loves Boston, or B) Has never been to...
Lighthouses of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)Lighthouses of New England (Snow Centennial Editions)
Best Price: $14.53
When I was between fifth and sixth grades, I first became introduced to the writings of Edward...
Special Places on Cape Cod and the IslandsSpecial Places on Cape Cod and the Islands
Best Price: $7.96
These essays should be included in any personal collection of books on the Cape, because they...
The BerkshiresThe Berkshires
Best Price: $16.00
This is an excellent collection of photographs of an especially lovely and intriguing region of...

A Garden Lover's Martha's VineyardA Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard
Best Price: $20.00
In this sequel to her 2007 best-seller "A Garden Lover's Cape Cod," one of New...
Hello Cape Cod!Hello Cape Cod!
Best Price: $4.00
Commonwealth Editions best-selling author, Martha Day Zschock, has created ten books for the...
Bear of the Sea: Giant Jim Pattillo and the Roaring Years of the Gloucester-Nova Scotia FisheryBear of the Sea: Giant Jim Pattillo and the Roaring Years of the Gloucester-Nova Scotia Fishery
Best Price: $101.58
Anyone standing at the Fishermen's Memorial along Gloucester Harbor in Massachusetts will be...
Historic Storms of New EnglandHistoric Storms of New England
Best Price: $4.99
A reissue of the classic book of historic New England storms, first published in 1891 by Sidney...
My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod ChildhoodMy Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood
Best Price: $17.25
This book is perfect for summer reading. I truly enjoyed every page. Ms. McGuiggan's story...

The Seasons of New EnglandThe Seasons of New England
Best Price: $30.00
What a pleasant surprise to see such an extensive and beautifully realistic collection of...
New England Rediscovered (Regional Photos)New England Rediscovered (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $14.95
For over forty years the name of female photographer Ulrike Welsch has been making waves in the...
Boston Harbor Islands (New England Landmarks)Boston Harbor Islands (New England Landmarks)
Best Price: $4.07
Beautiful color photographs of the Boston Harbor Islands with the story of how they developed...
A Garden Lover's Cape CodA Garden Lover's Cape Cod
Best Price: $40.00
This book is just what I needed. I consider myself of an intermediate level of a gardener, but...
From Apple Pie to Pad Thai: Neighborhood Cooking North of BostonFrom Apple Pie to Pad Thai: Neighborhood Cooking North of Boston
Best Price: $35.42
This book is wonderful! The recipes are tasty and are not difficult to follow. We used several...

Journey Around San Francisco From A to Z (Journeys)Journey Around San Francisco From A to Z (Journeys)
Best Price: $5.33
Journey Series is FANTASTIC These books are great to encourage children to read and are a...
Shipwrecks Along the Atlantic CoastShipwrecks Along the Atlantic Coast
Best Price: $17.75
A reissue, in a revised format and design, of Quinn's popular book of Atlantic coast...
We're Off to Harvard SquareWe're Off to Harvard Square
Best Price: $4.99
"We're off to Harvard Square" is a kiddie book that describes a day in Harvard...
Digging: The Workers of Boston's Big DigDigging: The Workers of Boston's Big Dig
Best Price: $4.00
With the publication of Digging: The Workers of Boston's Big Dig, Michael Hintlian claims...
A Changing World: New England in the Photographs of Verner Reed, 1950-1972A Changing World: New England in the Photographs of Verner Reed, 1950-1972
Best Price: $8.99
Ike was president and JFK was running for the Senate. The interstate highway system was snaking...

Providence (NE Landmarks)Providence (NE Landmarks)
Best Price: $4.18
From the "New England Landmarks" series, this is a stunning collection of color photos...
A Kittery Kayaker (Little Limericks)A Kittery Kayaker (Little Limericks)
Best Price: $58.20
What a fun book! The poems are really clever, and the pictures are dazzling...really engaged my...
A Short History of Portland (Short Histories)A Short History of Portland (Short Histories)
Best Price: $5.98
Allan Levinsky's "A Short History of Portland," at first glance, it is not...
The Boston Balloonies (Shankman & O'Neill)The Boston Balloonies (Shankman & O'Neill)
Best Price: $7.68
Boston Balloonies is a descriptive and funny tour of Beantown--from the perspective of...
The BerkshiresThe Berkshires
Best Price: $16.00
This is an excellent collection of photographs of an especially lovely and intriguing region of...

A Garden Lover's Martha's VineyardA Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard
Best Price: $20.00
In this sequel to her 2007 best-seller "A Garden Lover's Cape Cod," one of New...
Hello Cape Cod!Hello Cape Cod!
Best Price: $4.00
Commonwealth Editions best-selling author, Martha Day Zschock, has created ten books for the...
Bear of the Sea: Giant Jim Pattillo and the Roaring Years of the Gloucester-Nova Scotia FisheryBear of the Sea: Giant Jim Pattillo and the Roaring Years of the Gloucester-Nova Scotia Fishery
Best Price: $101.58
Anyone standing at the Fishermen's Memorial along Gloucester Harbor in Massachusetts will be...
Historic Storms of New EnglandHistoric Storms of New England
Best Price: $4.99
A reissue of the classic book of historic New England storms, first published in 1891 by Sidney...
My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod ChildhoodMy Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood
Best Price: $17.25
This book is perfect for summer reading. I truly enjoyed every page. Ms. McGuiggan's story...

The Seasons of New EnglandThe Seasons of New England
Best Price: $30.00
What a pleasant surprise to see such an extensive and beautifully realistic collection of...
New England Rediscovered (Regional Photos)New England Rediscovered (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $14.95
For over forty years the name of female photographer Ulrike Welsch has been making waves in the...
Boston Harbor Islands (New England Landmarks)Boston Harbor Islands (New England Landmarks)
Best Price: $4.07
Beautiful color photographs of the Boston Harbor Islands with the story of how they developed...
A Garden Lover's Cape CodA Garden Lover's Cape Cod
Best Price: $40.00
This book is just what I needed. I consider myself of an intermediate level of a gardener, but...
Journey Around Cape Cod & the Islands Cookbook: Tasty treats and interesting tidbits from Cape Cod and the Islands!Journey Around Cape Cod & the Islands Cookbook: Tasty treats and interesting tidbits from Cape Cod and the Islands!
Best Price: $7.89
From cranberries to the catch-of-the-day, this collection of delicious recipes and clever...

Boston's North ShoreBoston's North Shore
Best Price: $25.00
Mention "The North Shore" in certain circles and you?ll evoke images of red-jacketed...
Journey Around Washington D.C. (Journey Around A to Z) (Journeys)Journey Around Washington D.C. (Journey Around A to Z) (Journeys)
Best Price: $10.82
The best way to see our nation's capitol is up close and personal. Not possible? The second...
Sacco and Vanzetti (NE Remembers)Sacco and Vanzetti (NE Remembers)
Best Price: $2.90
Mr. Bortman has hit the nail on the head with this informative and well-written account of the...
The Big Dig (NE Remembers)The Big Dig (NE Remembers)
Best Price: $3.33
This publication was a bit more historical then I wanted but it is quite information and has...
Cape Ann (Regional Photos)Cape Ann (Regional Photos)
Best Price: $18.28
We first saw Andrew Borsari's work in his gallery on Bearskin Neck in Rockport. His images...

A Nantucket Nanny (Little Limericks)A Nantucket Nanny (Little Limericks)
Best Price: $3.30
Playful limericks about friendly animal characters in Nantucket, with colorful cut-paper...
The Sound of Our TownThe Sound of Our Town
Best Price: $15.21
I finally got around to reading this book on a recent flight to Vegas and back. I had seen...
The Maine DictionaryThe Maine Dictionary
Best Price: $5.14
For those of us who are Maine exiles, this is a very funny and pretty accurate description of...
  
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