New Hampshire Books

This textbook describes New Hampshire during the colonial period, and is divided into chapters about the region's aborigines, early settlement, conflicts, the revolutionary war and statehood. Many line drawings, photographs, maps, sidebars, biographical sketches and facsimiles of historical documents are included, and the material is dense while still geared toward the interests of its target audience, such as what food was eaten, what kids' lives were like, etc.

I learned quite a bit while reading this, and will use this as a reference for regional information. The cover and binding are sturdy.

I used this book to help me with a Social Studies prodject onThe Colony of New Hampshire, and found the book very helpful. Thisbook covers all topics, including some of the government, and lots of information on the natives in this area. Fradin focuses on the natives and their culture before the English settlers came over. Even their forms of houses and how they got their food. She also gives information about when the settlers came over, and the founder of the actual colony. It tells you what the religion was like and how the church was treated and repected by colony members. This is also a good refrence on how the natives and English got along in New Hampshire, in the 1600's, what the natives helped the English with , and how the English helped the natives. It describes how the settlers grew their food, and what they grew, and others information on regular household life. All in all I found this book very helpful, and I urge others interested in Nw Hampshires founding to read it.

I thought that this was a good racetrack story. Beth, the main character, has no idea that the horse her parents have leased her for the summer is actually a stolen racehorse! Over the course of the book you go along with her on a racetrack mystery to find out why Charmin's owner is always trying to prevent him from racing. Great characters with a good storyline. Readers of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys are certain to love this one!

This book is the perfect book for any pre-teenager. It is about Beth and her summer adventurs at the farm in New Hampshire. As you read through the book you will soon find yourself in the middle of an adventure. This book really does have everything a young teen could as for...mystery...adveture...romance..ect!!! You cant but help liking this book. Pretty Penny Farm is deffenitly a book that you will want on your shelf. I recomend it to anyone looking for a good book!!!! I really is worth your time~!!!~

I couldn't wait to see him he is finally home safe. This novel takes place during the World War I era in New England, viewed through the eyes of 12-year-old Jeremy Chance, who disagrees with his father about how to treat other people. Jeremy's mother died of the Spanish Influenza a few months earlier, and Jeremy still misses for her. His father is a good man, but isn't not thinking completely straight about life. The ordeal creates tension between his father and himself, and he is so frustrated he decides to take off on his own to Boston, where he will find his brother's ship. His brother has been fighting the Germans over in Europe, and is now coming home. While there, Jeremy proves his manhood, and his father realizes that he must now respect Jeremy as a man and allow him to have his own opinions about life and what's right. I do recommend this book at points but don't at others.

Jeremy is a real life character, believable and it is easy to believe he is 12 years old and hoping to be a man. The author clearly did his research for the historical setting and events that occurred during World War I. The few pictures, are black and white and ties the novel together.

The novel is realistic. The author writes about the war and its conditions. They seem to have great knowledge of the war. They make Jeremy seem as if he was my brother.

The novel related to the war and informed you of it. They explained the war's conditions and the effort we put into it. Ichose this book do to the reason that I'm learning about World War I in social studies. That was a good factor about it because it helped me learn about the war.

The novel is not detailed well. The author did not spend too much time on detail. They put in minor detail but not as much as there should be. I do recommend this book to people who love books about war.

I recommend this book because it is good. It has a lot of detail but not too much and it didn't get boring. I think Jeremy was a mix between brave (because he went to Boston all by himself), sad (because his Mom died by influenza), and happy (because his brother was coming home from the war in a few weeks). The story was set in the early 1900's and that was very interesting because life was very different than it is today. For example, I did not know there was a disease called influenza. The most interesting part of the book was when Jeremy got caught in a molasses flood. Other people got burned, or stuck to the pavement, or died. And horses got stuck in the barns and people had to shoot them. This all happened in Boston and that's where I live. It says in the back of the book that the molasses flood really happened. I think this author is a really good writer and I want to read more of his books.

This is simply the best book I have ever read revolving around the lives of women. I was genuinely saddened to read the review by Kirkus, to think it may turn away a potential reader from this story which is indeed like walking through a Yankee rock garden barefoot. But the journey is one that is worth taking. Then, musing over the commentary, I realized the blurb had probably been written by a middle aged man from the South, and promptly discarded it. Women of Granite is the saga of a family of women, raised by women, and who manage to rise above the weakness of the men they themselves have chosen. It is not, as they say, for the squeamish. The character of Nana Page is engrossing, shocking, and finally endearing. It is from Nana that the next generations of women flow, learn, and evolve. It is also about how history does indeed repeat itself, sometimes much to our horror. If a reader is interested in a harsh storm, then Women of Granite, like a Yankee February, is worth reading. I do hope others give this novel a chance and post their comments.

I can't believe this book was written by a man -- and coming from a feminist, that's saying a lot. There are women in this world just like the women in this book, and their lives are rarely visible to most of us. But the author gets inside these women's minds, for better and for worse, and paints a picture of the kind of community no one believes exists any more -- are there really people that sheltered, that uneducated, that poor ? Yes, there are, and to see an author at least take a stab at portraying their world is heartening.

One could argue that the themes, imagery, and characters are predictable -- a kind of "Beans of Egypt Maine" Lite -- and to some degree it's true. The book will be most appreciated by those who can take what is good from it and not try to measure it against modern masterpieces.

Very, very quick read.

This book was great for helping us get around the interstates and highways. It doesn't have much in the way of smaller town road maps making getting around in small New England towns a bit more cumbersome. But I do recommend the book for anyone planning a trip to multiple New England states.

The summit of the White Mountains in New Hampshire is the highest point in New England at 6,288 feet. On it is the Mount Washington Observatory-one of the last man-run weather outposts. This summit is also known as the home of the "world's worst weather," mostly because hurricane force winds batter this peak more than 105 days a year.

The author, Eric Pinder, is writing about that what he knows. He spent seven years as an observer on Mount Washington. While everyone talks about the weather, it is obvious from his writing that he loves weather and finds unexpected humor and joy in its extremes and variances.

Among the Clouds gives a detailed account of the daily life on Mount Washington as a weather recorder as well as some humorous anecdotes that have happened to staff persons and visitors. Aside from a resident cat that lives at the Observatory year round, you might think life would be lonely and isolated, but apparently there is a continuous flow of hikers, tourists, media persons and researchers-and it is the staff who must see to the needs and safety of these people as well as act as tour guides, rescuers and medics when neede-while continuously monitoring the weather equipment and sending out weather reports.

Pinder sprinkles in lots of weather humor and trivia-why meteorologists use the word `front' when talking about air masses, the temperature in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and Ben Franklin's invention of the odometer. Almost every other page has a photo. The disappointment is that the photos are not in color but they are still awesome.

This short (97 pages), easily read book would be enjoyed by young readers as well as adults and would make a great holiday gift for most anyone. It is not only witty, it is also educational.

Pinder's really interesting web site should also be visited. He also gives the web site for the Mount Washington Observatory - http://www.mountwashington.org - which has more information about the weather station, current weather conditions there and educational projects available.

Armchair Interviews says: Ideal for someone who likes to read about unusual jobs-and also about weather-but will be enjoyed by all.

The maps in this book are very localized - Boston, the Berkshires, mid Maine Coast. So depending on where you are, you either get a bunch of rides or none at all. Only Vermont is really fully represented.

The maps are clearly drawn and good, and work well in conjunction with a GPS. The directions are broken out by consecutive mile, which is the way I like it, but they should also provide the "miles to next leg" information too for people who prefer that.

The book offers thorough information on dress, etiquette, food and more. It suggests you take it easy - "don't be goaded by others into riding a tour that you feel unprepared for."

Good challenging rides for those who want to drive out and do a 50-100 mile ride somewhere beautiful. Again, because of the length and the fact that you're probably going a distance from home, I definitely suggest bringing a GPS and scoping out which businesses are still in business for food and other necessities beforehand.

A good book which largely delivers what it promises. However, it is best used in conjunction with a more comprehensive map and/or guide, if you're visiting a particular region. Give it 4.5 stars.

Good Points: 1) The author points out "kid-friendly" features on hikes and gives good descriptions. 2) Most of the hikes have pretty good thumbnail maps

Drawbacks: 1) Introductory map could be better (more detailed) to help reader find trails 2) Some hikes lack thumbnail maps. Why? 3) Abilities of children vary wildly. We found that a "moderate" hike can be strenuous for an inexperienced or out-of-shape child (or adult, for that matter).

An intesting book about the story of the narrow minded puritans fighting back against the british army ,once a great powerful one. A great book espescilly when the army are made out to be fools. A well written book of life in 1777.

In 1943, Caroline Lord became the librarian of the George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, serving the small community of Francestown, New Hampshire. She was new to the profession, did most of the work by herself, and wasn't always sure she was doing things "properly." Perhaps that's why she kept a journal, jotting down encounters with people and books, and reacting to current events as they affected the library and her town. The result is a book that's interesting on a variety of levels, as it recounts not only the culture of a possibly simpler time in small-town New England, but also the day-to-day operations of the pre-automated library. Ms. Lord retired from her position in December 1960. She has provided for us a nice reminscence of the past. And yet, for better or for worse, librarians of today will connect and commiserate with Ms. Lord's laments about limited finances, limited space for limited resources, and unruly young adult patrons. Librarians in similiar small towns and especially in New England will find themselves nodding their heads at Ms. Lord's notes. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Recommended for librarians of all ages and professional stages, as a diversion and respite from their regular "required" reading.