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Ted Williams, lanky body coiled, wallops another rocket at Fenway’s Green Monster. A youthful “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman sprouts up in  Longmeadow, while Howard Johnson plants his first franchise in Quincy. An old dune shack teems with life along the Cape Cod National Seashore. Seven hundred schoolchildren pour through Nantucket streets to march against King Alcohol. Whether it is a nostalgic jaunt through Cambridge or a bit of window shopping at Jordan Marsh, our Massachusetts history books catalogue celebrates every corner of Bay State history. [View all Massachusetts books]
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Boston Light
Boston Light
$29.99
Chappaquiddick Tragedy
Chappaquiddick Tragedy
$26.95
Wicked Smaht Baby
Wicked Smaht Baby
$24.95
The Great Workshop
The Great Workshop
$29.99
Lenox
Lenox
$29.99
Cover image for Dr. Joseph Warren, isbn: 9781455628230
Dr. Joseph Warren
$39.95
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A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard
$34.95
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Cambridge at Its Best
$19.95
Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z
Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z
$17.95
The Cods of Cape Cod
The Cods of Cape Cod
$17.99
On the Loose in Boston
On the Loose in Boston
$17.99
Nantucket Nanny
Nantucket Nanny
$12.95
On a Vineyard Veranda
On a Vineyard Veranda
$12.95
The Mighty Mastiff of the Mayflower
The Mighty Mastiff of the Mayflower
$16.99
Lucky to Live in Massachusetts
Lucky to Live in Massachusetts
$16.99
Wise Animal Handbook Massachusetts, The
Wise Animal Handbook Massachusetts, The
$16.99
The Daring Coast Guard Rescue of the Pendleton Crew
The Daring Coast Guard Rescue of the Pendleton Crew
$29.99
Old Days at Beverly Farms
Old Days at Beverly Farms
$21.99

Boston Light

9781467117081

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On September 14, 1716, Boston Light became the first lighthouse established in Colonial America. With many ships floundering in the treacherous waters of the Massachusetts harbor, there was a great need for navigational aid. At night and during storms, it was difficult to discern the entrance to the main shipping channel of Nantasket Roads, situated between the Brewster islands and the town of Hull. The ledges had become a graveyard for ships, resulting in great loss to human life and cargo--a deterrent to European colonization efforts. Ship captains and merchants petitioned the colonial government for a lighthouse to be erected on Little Brewster Island as a way of safe passage to the inner harbor. Three hundred years later, Boston Light continues to serve its purpose. Today, the lighthouse is protected by an ever-present Coast Guard civilian keeper and a cadre of specially trained Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer assistant keepers.
Boston Light

Chappaquiddick Tragedy

9781455621149

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The truth behind Ted Kennedy's fateful crash into Poucha Pond.



“My friend Mary Jo just happened to be in the wrong car at the wrong time with the wrong people.”
—Rosemary Keough, the second passenger



One fateful night in Massachusetts, Sen. Ted Kennedy was involved in a fatal crash after driving his car from a party on Martha’s Vineyard. After launching his Oldsmobile 88 across Dike Bridge and into Poucha Pond, Kennedy escaped the submerged car and headed back to Edgartown. Why didn't he save the drowning woman in the rear seat of the car? More importantly, why was Mary Jo Kopechne in the rear seat if the two were traveling together? Suspicion and intrigue have clouded the public's opinion of Kennedy and his involvement with this “crime” for years, but the truth, as revealed here, takes all of the evidence into account and presents a clear explanation of the death at Chappaquiddick.

Chappaquiddick Tragedy

Wicked Smaht Baby

9781455627325

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Keep track of your baby's essential New England firsts in this unique baby book. Place birthday photos and record milestones on colorful pages with hand lettered text. Capture baby's experiences with the iconic foods of the region! Colorful pages provide guided journaling of baby's first baseball game and more. Illustrated end sheets give space to record blessings from the baby shower and well wishes from loved ones in this book that will become an heirloom for generations.
Wicked Smaht Baby

Dr. Joseph Warren

9781455628230

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The definitive biography of the Revolutionary War doctor and hero.

An American doctor, Bostonian, and patriot, Joseph Warren played a central role in the events leading to the American Revolution. This detailed biography of Warren rescues the figure from obscurity and reveals a remarkable revolutionary who dispatched Paul Revere on his famous ride and was the hero of the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was killed in action. Physician to the history makers of early America, political virtuoso, and military luminary, Warren comes to life in this comprehensive biography meticulously grounded in original scholarship.

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A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard

9781933212593

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In this sequel to her 2007 best-seller A Garden Lover's Cape Cod, one of New England's foremost gardeners photographs and analyzes her favorite public and private gardens on Martha's Vineyard.
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Cambridge at Its Best

9781933212685

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Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z

9781889833286

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Author and illustrator Martha Zschock was a third-grade teacher on Cape Cod. When taking her students on field trips on the Cape, she discovered what sites and stories excited them most. Drawing on that experience, she created what one Cape Cod bookseller calls the best Cape book we've ever had, and the first in a series of alphabet books that visit great American places. Journey Around Cape Cod and the Islands From A to Z is an alphabet book, but one that is equally enjoyable and interesting for children of all ages and for adults, as well. From Aptucxet to Zooplankton, it offers fascinating information about the Cape and its history, all of it illustrated with Zschock's beautiful watercolor work.
Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z

The Cods of Cape Cod

9781933212784

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The team who brought grins to young readers with The Boston Balloonies and I Met a Moose in Maine have created a third charmer about a family of codfish and their friends. According to Shankman's rhyming narrative: The Cods of Cape Cod / Love their summer vacation, / And though they could go / Anywhere in the nation, / They keep coming back / To their favorite location, / 'Cause they know that Cape Cod's / A vacation sensation! The Cods of Cape Cod / Have a house on the beach, / And it's just the right size, / With a fish tank for each. . . . To this colorful fish-friendly house come the Cods' many fishy friends, shrimp comes from Sandwich, bass from Mashpee, swordfish from Chatham, and so on. And boy, do they know how to have fun!
The Cods of Cape Cod

On the Loose in Boston

9781933212920

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With simple rhymes and colorful, highly detailed painting, the prize-winning Atlantic Online cartoonist creates a Where's Waldo?-type hit, setting animals free from Franklin Park Zoo and challenging children to find them in settings from Faneuil Hall to Fenway Park. In the city of Boston, / in fair Franklin Park, / sits a snug little zoo / that closes at dark. One morning the keeper / discovered a note. / We've gone for a walk/ the animals wrote. 'Oh, dear, said the keeper, /what am I to do? / My critters have left me / alone at the zoo. Children will have a ball helping the keeper find a rhinoceros in the North End, a koala bear in Chinatown, and a penguin on Boston Common. Over 100 animals are hiding cleverly in beloved Beantown settings.
On the Loose in Boston

Nantucket Nanny

9781889833965

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Nantucket Nanny

On a Vineyard Veranda

9781933212463

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The creators of A Nantucket Nanny cross the water to Martha's Vineyard, offering smiles for all ages in this new collection of limericks.
On a Vineyard Veranda

Lucky to Live in Massachusetts

9780738527956

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What do you get when you cross a read-aloud storybook with a write-in memory book? Magic moments between kids and adults! The Lucky to Live in Massachusetts book is the perfect tool to jump-start meaningful conversations between generations. Read-aloud rhymes set up interesting topics. Then write-in prompts invite children to record their own views to create a personal Bay State keepsake. The real gift lies in the interactive nature of the book as it offers the perfect opportunity for adults to share their own stories and wisdom about such issues as friendship, community, team spirit, and other topics that help develop a child's social and emotional skills. Customized Massachusetts content—from favorite local cuisine (cranberries) to interesting attractions (The Freedom Trail)—provides an even more personalized experience.
Lucky to Live in Massachusetts

Wise Animal Handbook Massachusetts, The

9780738528250

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Read-aloud time is about to get a lot more fun!

The Massachusetts Wise Animal Handbook offers laugh-out-loud animal kingdom advice for kids of every age! Engaging animal photos entertain while charming read-aloud rhymes help jump-start conversations about practical life solutions.
The Read Together/Do Together? experience continues with pull out coloring pages in the back of the book featuring fun facts about special Bay State animals including the wild turkey and Boston terrier.
Enjoy the opportunity to share your own practical wisdom with your favorite little one as you read-aloud... and laugh-aloud....again and again.
Wise Animal Handbook Massachusetts, The