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Fire & Roses
Free Press 2001; US$ 17.99In the midst of a deadly heat wave during the summer of 1834, a woman clawed her way over the wall of a Roman Catholic convent near Boston, Massachusetts and escaped to the home of a neighbor, pleading for protection. When the bishop, Benedict Fenwick, persuaded her to return, rumors began swirling through the Yankee community and in the press that... more...
The Mathers
University of California Press 1999; US$ 34.95In this classic work of American religious history, Robert Middlekauff traces the evolution of Puritan thought and theology in America from its origins in New England through the early eighteenth century. He focuses on three generations of intellectual ministers?Richard, Increase, and Cotton Mather?in order to challenge the traditional telling of the... more...
John Nelson, Merchant Adventurer
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 124.99John Nelson was an entrepreneur born in the mid-seventeenth century--a man, in Richard Johnson's words, "operating ahead of the government and settled society from which he came," who "responded to conventions and conditions derived from several different and often competing cultures." For Nelson, this meant trading out of Boston to the French and... more...
Walden Pond
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 18.99A chronological narrative of Walden history explains the reasons for Thoreau's decision to build a home in the woods and recounts physical alterations made to Walden in the name of public access and safety. more...
The Mayflower Papers
Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 15.00The most important personal accounts of the Plymouth Colony?the key sources of Nathaniel Philbrick?s New York Times bestseller Mayflower National Book Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick and his father, Thomas Philbrick, present the most significant and readable original works that were used in the writing of Mayflower , offering a definitive... more...
Duluth Portfolio
University of Minnesota Press 2001; US$ 35.00In these images, Craig and Nadine Blacklock have captured the essence of Duluth?the bedrock on which it is built; the waters that flow through it; the great lake at its base; the glowing wildflowers and stately trees that give it life. The photographs in The Duluth Portfolio will refresh memories and inspire Duluthians and visitors alike to explore... more...
Portage into the Past
University of Minnesota Press 1999; US$ 48.00In this work of travel and adventure, Bolz recounts a journey he took in 1958, retracing the voyageurs? route from Grand Portage on Lake Superior through the Quetico-Superior country to Rainy Lake. His canoe and paddle served as a time machine as he re-created a trip first taken centuries ago. Today?s adventurers of the north country will treasure... more...
North Shore
University of Minnesota Press 2003; US$ 57.00Explore Minnesota's magnificent North Shore with this personal tour-guide. Milepost-by-milepost, The North Shore leads readers along the beautiful 150-mile inland coast that stretches from Duluth to the Canadian border. more...
Ninas North Shore Guide
University of Minnesota Press 2004; US$ 57.00This third edition includes new sections on historical societies and heritage centers, spas and wellness therapies, designated areas offering educational opportunities for nature observation, watercraft access points, and bike and kayak rental facilities. Detailed descriptions of where to stay and eat, what to do, and when to go to experience unique... more...
The Other Black Bostonians
Indiana University Press 2006; US$ 31.95This study of Boston's West Indian immigrants examines the identities, goals, and aspirations of two generations of black migrants from the British-held Caribbean who settled in Boston between 1900 and 1950. Describing their experience among Boston's American-born blacks and in the context of the city's... more...









