New Hampshire Books

In this interesting book, Lenney looks at six man-made features of the New England landscape (placenames, boundaries, townplans, roads, houses, and gravestones) and attempts to "map" them while tracing their trends. Some of his discoveries are most intriguing: the "Great-Big Line" that can be drawn east-west across central Maine, north of which placenames employ the term Big, while south of the line Great is the overwhelming choice is one example; another is the fact that many early boundary lines run slightly NW-SE rather than straight N-S because the magnetic pole changes over time and during the 1600s magnetic north was farther NW than it is today. The shear number of ways Lenney details variants as he "seeks" New England landscape characteristics is truly amazing: the number of townplans discussed, for instance, is over a dozen and the number of house types is even higher (over 17). The book is simply loaded with fascinating information that will make anyone's next excursion through New England more worthwhile than ever - even if it's just via a book of detailed maps while sitting in an easy chair. Lenney is an engaging writer as well. The only fault I can find with the book is its total lack of photographs. Other than that, it's worth "seeking" out.

This book is fantastic and fun to read. B.J lives in New York but a fresh air kid program moves him to South Bridgeton, New Hampshire,he learns the different life out in the country. This is agreat book by Betty Miles.

Sisters of Fortune is a biography of a family during the Civil War era. It reads like a novel. Three sisters who live in a small town in New Hampshire, left by their fortune-seeking father, try to maintain their upper-middle class life style on the little money he sends them while they fall in and out of love, have their hearts broken, and finally marry. The sisters write wonderful letters to their father telling him of their loves, travels, parties, friends, relations, neighbors, domestic affairs, money worries, etc. and begging him to come home. When the eldest daughter Lizzie marries and moves to New York, the younger daughters, Annie and Charlotte spend winters with her there and launch themselves in a round of parties and social events. Since their father had been a Congressman, they know and write about many of the famous men of the day--for example, Daniel Webster was a family friend. They write about the the slavery debates, the coming of the Civil War, and the growth of New York City as well as their own private affairs. A touching and charming book.

This a great book on a school who took the current educational thoughts and trends and turned it into a reality! I recommend this book to anyone interested in secondary education!

....then you will definitely enjoy this book. I often tell people that the best memories of my entire life (looking back now from age 51!) were to spend a week (or two) each summer at one of the conferences on Star Island when I was in my teens. If you want to gaze at some great photos of the island (other than your own grainy, amateur pics), then this is the book for you - especially since you get photos from all four seasons.

The author's style and language are right for the young adult audience it is intended for. I especially like the way the author switches the point of view between Stevie and Eddie without confusing the reader. I think that this is a very effective way to make the book more interesting. Throughout the book, unexpected things happen. It creates a very suspenseful mood. One minute Stevie, Eddie and Fawn are at the train station and the next minute they are in New Hampshire. I never know what is going to happen and I like that. My favorite part is when the kids meet Alex, a teenager who helps them out by taking them to New Hampshire and leting them stay with him.

I am about halfway through reading this book, which is a new purchase for the Wentworth Library in Sandwich, NH. After all the books that have been written about White Mountain history and background, I found this new work intriguing in its depth and excellence. I first came across much of the legend and lore portrayed in here while attending the last UNH Forestry Camp at Passaconaway in 1964. We were too rowdy a bunch for this institution to continue further, but it introduced me to the beauty of these unique mountains and Doc Stevens fascinated me with their stories. I climbed Mt. Trypyramid with Keith Kidder as my first 4,000 footer, clambering up the slide to the Middle Peak as described herein by pioneer trampers. Later, I would work at Mizpah Hut for the AMC and pack to many of the huts in the summer of 1965. I missed the mountains like crazy while in the Army, so convinced my friend Fred Stetson to accompany me on a week long trip in the Pemi following Flight School. He has been visiting and writing about this mountainous area ever since, too. Efforts to describe and paint the experience of the White Mountains continue to produce historic memories of the past, and this book indeed does the job. I especially like the portrayals of Thomas Cole and Hawthorne, and how the region has stimulated considerable aesthetic reflections and deep intelligent regard. There is something truly inspirational here, and I enjoy introducng my friends from afar with why I am stuck on the place. It is grand in its magnificence; nothing compares to it, despite attempts to try. I am too old now to climb all like I used to, but I can still read about these summits and regain the reasons I originally chose to live out my life here. This book will be a keeper to relish this wild region so special to us....

Thank you, Roger Aziz for this great book! I've tried three of the Massachusetts locations and 5 NH spots recommended in "Tight Lines" and I caught my limit every time! Roger Aziz removes all of the mystery surrounding fly-fishing. He presents his techniques in a straightforward and easy to understand manner. I've sent copies of Tight Lines to friends in California, Florida and Montana because the flies, tips and fishing methods that Mr. Aziz teaches here can be successfully employed anywhere in the world where trout or bass are found.

An adorable heartfelt story of how a little love and hope can make anyone feel the magic of Christmas. It was the cutest story I have read in a long time and I didn't want it to end. Ms. Quick paints a picture that makes you laugh, hope, and feel like a kid believing in Santa again. I can't wait to read more from Ms. Quick.

I've been looking for something like this about UNH and I can't believe I found it. This book is so great because it showed me what the school is like better than my campus visit did. I got the lowdown on academics, safety and security, and even on nightlife. I think even current students should pick this up (perhaps freshman moreso than upperclassmen) because it has info on restaurants and off-campus housing, etc. that is helpful to all.