New Hampshire Books

McNamara here examines Criminal practice and procedure in a clear and concise manner that is easy to follow. Everyone from senior partners to law students can appreciate his dead-on citations and fluid legal prose - McNamara is clearly one of the nation's most brilliant legal minds.

The book itself is a wonderful sampler and a good place to start one's explorations of the New Hampshire Seacoast region, which goes from the shores of Seabrook NH to the south, to the town of York Maine in the north - any town touching the shores of Great Bay and the Atlantic is mentioned here, not in extensive depth, but with more than enough detail to wet the appetite of readers interested in an overview of the region's rich historic heritage.

If you are a resident of the region, this book is a must for your collection.

This book is fascinating. Reading it I felt I was actually living amoung the Nasons where they lived and traveled. Life in early America was never easy, yet this family seemed to handle whatever the new and growing frontiers and country presented to them. If you love America and want to read a great book about Americans, I highly recommend this one!

Over 200 trip and destination descriptions as well as outdoor tips and techniques in a pack-friendly 4" x 6" x 1" size. Many outings are around Moosilauke. Paddling, Hiking, Biking, Climbing.

"Death Seem'd to Stare" marks Joseph Lee Boyle's third book honoring the identities of the heroes of the six-month encampment at Valley Forge in 1777-1778. His previous volumes, "Fire Cake and Water" and "What Can't Brave Americans Endure?" identify the Connecticut and New Jersey soldiers, respectively, who were among the 30,000 individuals whose names appear on the National Archives muster and payroll records of the beleaguered Valley Forge encampment. Boyle's latest volume examines the New Hampshire and Rhode Island contingents.

Mr. Boyle's informative Introduction traces the service of the New Hampshire and Rhode Island regiments before and after they joined General Washington in November 1777. The New Hampshire units, for example, fought opposite portions of General Burgoyne's army at Hubbardton, Vermont; and, later, under General Benedict Arnold at the Battle of Freeman's Farm. For their part, the Rhode Island regiments participated in the American defeat of a Hessian assault on Fort Mercer, New Jersey, in October of the same year. During the Valley Forge winter of 1778, however, "virtually half the New Hampshire units were destitute of any kind of shoes or stockings to their feet." Their Rhode Island counterparts "at this Sevear Season of the year, are, the greatest part of them almost Stark naked, Destitute of Every necessary of life...." Despite these privations, the New Hampshire regiments would later fight victoriously at the Battle of Newtown in 1779. At the Battle of Rhode Island, in August 1778, "The first Rhode Island distinguished itself, and the bravery of the Black soldiers was praised by a number of officers."

Like the other two books, the core of "Death Seem'd to Stare" consists of an alphabetical list in excess of 2,500 New Hampshire and Rhode Island soldiers abstracted from Revolutionary War muster and payrolls. Each patriot is identified by name, rank, date, and term of enlistment or commission, names of regiment and company, and a variety of supporting details, such as date of furlough or discharge, when wounded, when and where promoted, etc. In support of the abstracts, the author has prepared a detailed glossary of terms found in the rosters, an explanatory list of locations referred to in the entries, and a lengthy, up-to-date bibliography.

Like its predecessors, "Death Seem'd to Stare" is a significant contribution to our understanding of one of the most critical moments in the American past.

Discover the White Mountains of New hampsheris is an excellent introduction to the many wonderful outdoor activities in the area. The narrative and descriptions are a joy to read and the activity suggestions are very easy to follow. This book offers excellent suggestions on hikes and bikes and padles in the area. If you are new to the area this book is a must have. If you are an old pro in the White Mountains you will like the easy style author uses to delicately describe the various trails and adventure you will undertake. Even someone very familliar with the area may discover some new and exciting places to hike, bike and paddle. I've read many booka on hiking in the Whites and Discove the White Mountians is amoung the best I've found. The book is a real page turner or just put into the library for easy referance when you are in the area. Excellent!

If you are researching your ancestry this book holds a lot of useful information. I got a lot of information for my genalogy and putting dates to when their deaths happen. I think that it would be a good investment for your research.
Gloria Brooks

"Fashionable Acts" is a closely-observed study of the microcosm of the audiences of the London opera world for what the changing behavior of this audience--i. e., the "fashionable acts"--tells about the process of democratization of the society. In the late 1700s, opera-going was essentially an occasion for socializing among the aristocracy; which at the time were the politically-connected and politically-influential. Socializing at the opera was a continuation of the socializing that was carried on at the social clubs, exclusive residences, and chambers of royalty that were in the same neighborhood as the major opera house, the Queen's theater. This socializing involved political dealmaking, searching for suitable marriage partners, ostentatious display of younger men, and indications of the rising or falling influence of various individuals as indicated by who was seated near whom and who was spending time with whom. Hall-Witt--an independent scholar teaching part-time at Smith--also observes the role of many aristocratic women as "gatekeepers" in that they held certain subscription boxes and remain seated for men to go them in their rounds of socializing. The opera being performed on the stage was almost incidental with the bustling socializing.

By the end of the 1800s, this had changed to where the audience silently, and appreciatively, watched the opera. Opera-going still had some vestiges of its former significant as a showplace for social standing. But this was communicated basically simply by attendance, to this extent copying a ritual of the aristocracy. Along with attendance, where one sat during a performance indicated one's social rank--which by then was more earned or assumed than granted by birthright--as the better seats cost more. By the latter 1800s, businessmen outnumbered aristocrats at the London operas. The socializing was replaced by silent watching not only because of new ideas about regard for others in public places; but also because members of the audience did not know one another as had those in the relatively small circle of aristocrats of the latter 1700s. Moreover, the growing class of businessmen who were becoming the new most significant political group conducted their affairs in the privacy of offices or at meetings.

Becoming examples of decorous behavior at the opera was one conspicuous way the aristocracy tried to maintain its social standing and influence. But in this, it was adopting behavior of the democratic social elements rather than confirming or exercising meaningful social or political force. Changes in opera reviewing with different periodicals, the diminished place of women, and new tastes in opera (e. g., preferences for Mozart over Italian operas) are among other germane topics brought in in this distinctive work of cultural studies in which Hall-Witt provides a bounty of material while keeping a sharp, revealing focus.

Small booklet (roughly 5 x 7 inches) of 47 pages . This is one of a collection of over 50 titles in the traditional fare series by J. Salmon publishing. There are 11 sepia reproductions of paintings of English landmarks and historical English life. There are no photographs or illustrations of the finished recipes. The book is put together like a travel memento. It's sentimental in a charming way. A bit of authentic England from yesteryear. A visit to Amazon UK shows the Traditional fare series are well regarded in England, they're rated quite favorably.

Although you don't need to know metric to use the recipes, it is important to realize that the recipes are from the UK, and there are differences in measurements compared with the US. For example, a pint is 20 ounces in the UK and 16 ounces in the US.

There are also a few differences in ingredients. Caster sugar is simply very fine white sugar, and ordinary table sugar works just as well. Mixed spice is roughly the equivalent of pumpkin pie spice. Demerara sugar is very large crystals of sugar sometimes found in the US as a decoration on muffins. It can readily be found in the baking section of the supermarket, and it's called "sugar in the raw". A useful website is Cook's Thesaurus at www.foodsubs.com.

Recipes included:

Bachelor's Pudding p. 26
Bean and Bacon Soup p. 10
Buttered Trout p. 31
Cornflour Cake p. 38
Cucumber and Stilton Mousse p. 35
Devilled Chicken p. 34
Farmhouse Halibut p. 16
Gypsy Bread p. 13
Hampshire Cod p. 7
Hampshire Drops p. 44
Hampshire Goose p. 20
Hampshire Haslet p. 37
Hampshire Herrings p. 41
Hampshire Roll p. 47
Hampshire Syllabub p. 43
Honey and Walnut Tartlets p. 11
Lardy Cake p. 28
Lenten Pie p. 19
Mothering Sunday Wafers p. 8
Mustard Rabbit p. 17
New Forest Venison p. 25
Picnic Cake p. 22
Poacher's Pie p. 40
Pork with Nuts p. 32
Strawberries in Syrup p. 14
Syrup Roll p. 5
Venison Casserole p. 4
Venison Pasty p. 46
Watercress Flan p. 23

Whether directing you along abandoned logging roads to vanished settlements or describing the geologic events that shaped the mountains, Barbara McMartin is a stimulating guide. Her keen observations on the wealth of natural and human history along these trails are as fascinating as they are informative.

This hiking classic, which presents 360 miles of the Adirondacks' best trails, has been completely revised by McMartin. Two entirely new hikes are included, and the others have been rehiked and thoroughly updated. All maps have been redone for greater clarity and up-to-date accuracy, and many new photographs have been included.

Primarily concentrating on day trips, this guide is for hikers of all ages and degrees of experience. It includes short walks to introduce novices and vacationers to the pleasures of the Adirondacks and several strenuous extended hikes into the wilderness to challenge the most experienced backpacker.
--- from book's back cover.