Past and Present

The Past and Present American history book series offers a special view of American life by placing historical images side-by-side with contemporary photographs. Witness for yourself how towns like Concord, Capitol Hill, and Exeter have changed throughout the years. Understand the evolution of American enterprises, from the coal industry in southwestern Pennsylvania to the railways of Los Angeles. These Past and Present books help illuminate the connections between America’s yesterday and its tomorrow.
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Downtown Providence
Downtown Providence
$23.99
Cover image for Exeter, isbn: 9781467107518
Exeter
$23.99
Bangor
Bangor
$23.99
Woodmont
Woodmont
$23.99
Milford
Milford
$23.99
Hanover and Dartmouth College
Hanover and Dartmouth College
$23.99

Downtown Providence

9781467107891

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Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, became an important business center in New England beginning in 1866 due to an increase in immigration, urbanization, municipal planning, public and private investments, and new technologies. The business buildings of the past, some of them gone, still coexist with the modern structures of today in the 21st century.

Louis Azar II chronicles the history of the commercial downtown with historic postcards and present-day photographs from his collection along with images from the Providence Public Library and research from the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Downtown Providence

Exeter

9781467107518

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Exeter, New Hampshire’s history mirrors that of the country. Founded by a minister searching for religious freedom, the town played a part in the American Revolution and birthed notable sons and daughters with worldwide impacts. But to those residents and current ones, Exeter is simply “home.
Cover image for Exeter, isbn: 9781467107518

Bangor

9781467109789

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Bangor's landscape has changed considerably since its settlement in 1769. Old buildings have vanished, while new ones have replaced them. Even still, the Queen City of the East retains its historic charm, captured in thousands of photographs dating to the mid-19th century.
Bangor

Woodmont

9781467109666

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By 1900, Woodmont was a fashionable summer resort along Connecticut's Long Island Sound. The Merwin's Point promontory divided Woodmont into two distinct neighborhoods with different and delightful personalities. Over the past century, the charm of trolleys, gas lights, and cottages has given way to the convenience of automobiles, electricity, and condominiums.
Woodmont

Milford

9781467109017

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Considered by many to be the heart of the Souhegan Valley in southern New Hampshire, Milford serves as the shopping and business hub for several surrounding towns. Milford has expanded over the years but has kept its small-town charm, drawing people from near and far to live.
Milford

Hanover and Dartmouth College

9781467108805

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Since the beginning of settlement on the Hanover Plain in August 1770, the built environment of Dartmouth College and the "Village at the College," which was such a uniquely integral part of the community, has been a story of constant evolution, growth, and change. These influences have been based upon shifting needs and generational trends in architectural tastes, destructive fires, and the impacts of society at large. Lifelong Hanover historian Frank J. Barrett Jr. offers a sample overview of a vibrant community's evolution up to the present.
Hanover and Dartmouth College