New Hampshire Books

Dr. Stephen Monfort Vail, my great great great grandfather, wrote this book. Dr. Stephen Monfort Vail was a prestigious minister and a renound abolitionist. The book is a great intellectual and enlightening book that tells how God disapproves of Slavery. Dr. Vail displays examples of his proof of God's disapproval of slavery in the Bible. If you are interested in the abolitionist movement in the late nineteenth century, this greatly written book, I recommend to you.

In 1977, this book transformed a scientific field. In the 1990s, its reprinting is mainly of historic interest. Not much of the biogeochemistry data from Hubbard Brook in the intervening 20 years have been integrated into this "2nd edition."

I was told by somebody the other day, "why search far and wide for *birds*, for goodness sake?" in perhaps slightly stronger words. He may have a point in a way: some recent rare bird sightings in NH have included the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nashua's broken glass filled Mine Falls "Park" and just down the street from congested state highway 3 in Merrimack/Bedford ... and so on and so forth. Why go far and wide indeed! Following any of this book's 21 tours, and seeing any one of the more than 100 bird sites mentioned will give you the answer. You find that the serene beauty of the surroundings mentioned - along with the welcome quiet - encourages you to see and hear more. This search for the almost spiritual essence of bird watching is what makes this book special. Modestly called "A Standard ABA state birdfinding guide which provides thorough coverage for the entire state of New Hampshire" by the author, the locations are anything but standard. From the wails of terns and gulls at the seacoast of Odiorne State Park to soaring hawks at Mt. Kearsarge summit to the remote wilderness of the North Country's Connecticut Lakes, the book will take you to the silent beautiful spots to breathe, listen and enjoy.

Just a couple of cautions: Each tour can take as long as three or four days to complete properly. You'll lose that "essence" in a big hurry if you decide that the seacoast is great, but maybe that trip down the Androscoggin River can be done by the end of the day! The areas that are mentioned are not always connected by major interstate highways.

A good bird picture guidebook is recommended, such as "Peterson's Field Guides: Eastern Birds" if you want to actually identify birds. While we aren't particularly good at that (and often make fools of ourselves misidentifying bird species), it's still fun to try.

Other books on nature and birding in New Hampshire can be found But I would highly recommend this book to add to your collection of books of northeastern natural sites.

A dear friend mentioned seeing this book during a trip to New England. She wanted to buy it, but the price was way too steep. While we were chatting on the phone, I checked out Amazon. There the book was--used but in good condition--for a very reasonable price. She was really excited about getting the book. I always check Amazon first.

In this penetrating and highly readable examination of twentieth century Boston expressionist painters, Judith Bookbinder shows that fine scholarship can serve both the academic specialist and the general reader.

Focusing on the life and works of Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, Hyman Bloom, David Aronson and other gifted expressionist artists who worked in early twentieth century Boston, Bookbinder illuminates the interplay and results of the artistic, historical, and social forces in each artist's life and work. To be sure, Bookbinder's keen analysis of each artist's use of form, color, and composition in their respective explorations of German-inspired expressionism will be of greatest interest to the specialist, espcially as she explores the tension with the contrasting French-inpsired abstract art championed by the Museum of Modern Art and others in the New York-centered art community. At the same time, Bookbinder's sensitive examination of the varying effect on these artists of poverty, religious feeling, and family pressures allows the general reader to understand the underlying energy that inspired such powerful expressionist creations. This is a book that other scholars should emulate.

This is a book that belongs on the coffee table of every thinking person living in or interested in the city of Washington. A masterfully researched history, it shows how the city's designers set out to capture the essence of America: a respect for tradition combined with the prospects of a limitless future. Streets laid out in a conventional grid represent the former, while diagonal avenues radiating outward, seemingly to the horizon, represent the latter.

Mistakenly, I had always thought that Washington's design was the brainchild of Peter Charles L'Enfant alone, but this fascinating history graphically illustrates how it evolved over the next century, influenced by the thoughts and writings of Henry Adams, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman, among others. Nor has that evolution ended. A growing Metro that stitches the city into its surroundings, and an ever-expanding Mall that honors our cultural diversity and the many who died to defend our liberties, stand as a welcome counterpoint to the political squabblings that dominate the daily headlines. Washington's architecture captures the spirit of America, and Dr. Luria's perceptive history brilliantly chronicles its evolution.

Wow, thanks Mark, I got the CD so fast, and this is such a great one! FUNNY! Have a great day!!

I purchased and read "Classic New Hampshire" by Linda Landry because my son was the chef she wrote about in Chapter 7, Canterbury Shaker Village. Her account of Leo and the reataurant is accutate and brought back fond memories of our visit to the village and the Friday evening meal. Our family is very proud of him and thank Ms Landry for putting him in this book.

I was totally unfamiliar with New Hampshire and what it had to offfer me as a visiter and I found this guide to be an engaging way to learn about the state. Each part of the state has different things to offer, and Mr. Binder's style of writing was both intelligent and witty and never condensended. It's concise yet comprehensive, lacking the excess verbage some guides include to "fill a place out." If you like to "get a sense of place" before you visit it, this book delivers the state of New Hampshire.

This is a awesume book ! It takes a factual book that was written by a now deceased author and starts where she left off and brings it up to date on the history of all the villages surrounding Conway. Excellent pictures of many landmarks and attire of the period. This would be a great book for a history buff or someone wanting to learn more about the area of Conway, New Hampshire. Janet Hounsell did a excellent job on a huge project like this one.