The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England

A generously illustrated handbook for identifying and understanding structures that symbolize the region's unique cultural and historical landscape

The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic architectural study of the development of the connected farm buildings made by 19th-century New Englanders, which offers insight into the people who made them.

Journeyman -- Performances -- Urban building -- Master builder -- Change -- Double parlor -- Cottage and mansion -- Contractor -- Monuments.

A reinterpretation of industrialization that centres on the struggle to control and master nature.

First published in 1988 by the New Hampshire Historical Society, and long since sought after, On the Road North of Boston is back in print. This richly illustrated, entertaining book is an invaluable resource for New Hampshire residents and students of the state's history alike. Nine extensively researched and meticulously prepared chapters depict historic taverns and tavern society of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New England. Donna-Belle and James Garvin vividly reconstruct the physical landscape: the taverns themselves, the network of roads, travel conditions, traffic and commerce. They immerse the reader in the contemporary tavern atmosphere: encounters with fellow travelers, food, drink, entertainment, and hospitality in its earliest incarnations "on the road north of Boston." On the Road North of Boston contains rare and wonderful black-and-white illustrations of authentic tavern signs and furnishings, broadsides advertising tavern entertainments, early photographs and drawings of tavern buildings, road signs, vehicles, and bridges, portraits of tavern keepers, stage drivers, and itinerant performers. This book offers modern New England residents and travelers rich chronicles and visions of an age long past.

An examination of artists and poets and the New England landscape that inspired their work.

Northern New England in the late 19th-century saw an explosion of new home construction. The railroads had opened up the mountains to tourists while steamers regularly plied the coast. Families, both rich and poor, were eager to spend time in small villages where, close to nature, they would enjoy the blessings of a healthy climate.

"More than a guide, this is a thorough and engaging study of a great American institution."--Choice