Author: Francis Byron Greene
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boothbay (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 1623-1905
Author: Francis Byron Greene
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boothbay (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boothbay (Me. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Southport
Author: Sharon Claudette Smith
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738592331
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A fishing village that started its life as Fort Johnston, the town changed its name to Smithville, and then Southport, as it is known today, read the town's long and watery history. Southport is a small seaside village whose rich history began as early as 1754, when Fort Johnston was built. In 1792, it was incorporated as the town of Smithville, but in 1887, with their busy fishing village growing, the citizens decided to rename it Southport in hopes it would bring a port to their town. Much to their disappointment, however, the port was located in Wilmington. In 1954, Hurricane Hazel made landfall, and the storm surge delivered to Southport was the greatest in North Carolina's recorded history. Like most seaside villages, Southport recovered and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places today. Observing Independence Day since 1795, Southport annually hosts the official North Carolina Fourth of July celebration.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738592331
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A fishing village that started its life as Fort Johnston, the town changed its name to Smithville, and then Southport, as it is known today, read the town's long and watery history. Southport is a small seaside village whose rich history began as early as 1754, when Fort Johnston was built. In 1792, it was incorporated as the town of Smithville, but in 1887, with their busy fishing village growing, the citizens decided to rename it Southport in hopes it would bring a port to their town. Much to their disappointment, however, the port was located in Wilmington. In 1954, Hurricane Hazel made landfall, and the storm surge delivered to Southport was the greatest in North Carolina's recorded history. Like most seaside villages, Southport recovered and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places today. Observing Independence Day since 1795, Southport annually hosts the official North Carolina Fourth of July celebration.
Southport History Tour
Author: Hugh Hollinghurst
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445685124
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A guided tour of the historic town of Southport, showing how it has changed over the past century and more.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445685124
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A guided tour of the historic town of Southport, showing how it has changed over the past century and more.
Southport
Author: Harry Foster
Publisher: Phillimore
ISBN: 9781860775024
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Southport is a 19th-century town which grew up on a thinly populated coast of sandy dunes. It is a region where landscape has played a dominant role and this new account of the area's past places the modern town inside a longer chronological narrative. South Port first developed as a bathing resort before becoming a desirable place to live. It was a product of the 19th century, and it is no surprise that this period has been the most extensively reported of the town's history, but the opportunity is taken here to consider areas and issues that had previously been relatively ignored. The 20th century, during which time Southport became established as a high-class residential town, has attracted less attention from historians. It is an omission addressed in a book which complements existing works but differs substantially from them. The post-1974 account of Southport into Sefton, for example, brings the story up to the present day. As well as placing Southport within a broader historical framework, this new study also deals with all the various parts of the town, including the suburbs of Birkdale and Ainsdale.
Publisher: Phillimore
ISBN: 9781860775024
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Southport is a 19th-century town which grew up on a thinly populated coast of sandy dunes. It is a region where landscape has played a dominant role and this new account of the area's past places the modern town inside a longer chronological narrative. South Port first developed as a bathing resort before becoming a desirable place to live. It was a product of the 19th century, and it is no surprise that this period has been the most extensively reported of the town's history, but the opportunity is taken here to consider areas and issues that had previously been relatively ignored. The 20th century, during which time Southport became established as a high-class residential town, has attracted less attention from historians. It is an omission addressed in a book which complements existing works but differs substantially from them. The post-1974 account of Southport into Sefton, for example, brings the story up to the present day. As well as placing Southport within a broader historical framework, this new study also deals with all the various parts of the town, including the suburbs of Birkdale and Ainsdale.
Secret Southport
Author: Jack Smith
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662930
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Explore Southport secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662930
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Explore Southport secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Liverpool's Railways Through Time
Author: Hugh Hollinghurst
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445645165
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Liverpool’s railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445645165
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Liverpool’s railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Lancashire, Where Women Die of Love
Author: Charles Nevin
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780578091
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Enough! For far too long, Lancashire has languished under the grimy pall of smoke and muck and mills and mines, enveloped in outdated condescensions, smothered by the easy dismissals that put down the north of England as just 'up there' and 'grim'. Thank you very much George Orwell, Monty Python and every London cabbie. But Lancashire is not up there. Lancs is actually situated in the centre of the British Isles. And far from being grim, it is a place of wit and wonder, romance and surprise, a land of exotic influence whose people have always looked outward to sophistications and influences beyond frontiers and seas. Indeed, French writer Honoré de Balzac recognised these affinities and yearnings in the Lancashire people when he had one of his characters declare that 'Lancashire is the county where women die of love.' Mock if you like, but then think about it: where is the magnificent thoroughfare that inspired the boulevards of Paris? Where did they go to film Brief Encounter, the most romantic British film ever made? Where did the young Shakespeare dream of and draw on for his inspired imaginings? Join Charles Nevin, Fleet Street journalist and humorist, as he returns to his roots and reveals all this and more. Discover the true Camelot and the beauty that is rugby league. See where Lancastrians go to die, but first visit Lost Lancashire and its great twin cities, Manchester and Liverpool. Mull over why Britain's greatest comics, from Laurel to Coogan, Formby to Vegas, Dodd to Kay, Fields to Wood, Morecambe and Dawson, have all come from Lancs. Mere coincidence? Give over, and read on . . .
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780578091
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Enough! For far too long, Lancashire has languished under the grimy pall of smoke and muck and mills and mines, enveloped in outdated condescensions, smothered by the easy dismissals that put down the north of England as just 'up there' and 'grim'. Thank you very much George Orwell, Monty Python and every London cabbie. But Lancashire is not up there. Lancs is actually situated in the centre of the British Isles. And far from being grim, it is a place of wit and wonder, romance and surprise, a land of exotic influence whose people have always looked outward to sophistications and influences beyond frontiers and seas. Indeed, French writer Honoré de Balzac recognised these affinities and yearnings in the Lancashire people when he had one of his characters declare that 'Lancashire is the county where women die of love.' Mock if you like, but then think about it: where is the magnificent thoroughfare that inspired the boulevards of Paris? Where did they go to film Brief Encounter, the most romantic British film ever made? Where did the young Shakespeare dream of and draw on for his inspired imaginings? Join Charles Nevin, Fleet Street journalist and humorist, as he returns to his roots and reveals all this and more. Discover the true Camelot and the beauty that is rugby league. See where Lancastrians go to die, but first visit Lost Lancashire and its great twin cities, Manchester and Liverpool. Mull over why Britain's greatest comics, from Laurel to Coogan, Formby to Vegas, Dodd to Kay, Fields to Wood, Morecambe and Dawson, have all come from Lancs. Mere coincidence? Give over, and read on . . .
Tales and Traditions of the Lower Cape Fear, 1661-1896
Author: James Sprunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A guide to Southport, North Meols
Author: Thomas Kirkland Glazebrook
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Sweeney Sisters
Author: Lian Dolan
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062909061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
"This is a big-hearted belly-laugh of a book, told with wit and poignancy. Family secrets, laughter and tears, shocking reveals, and an uplifting ending make this a story to savor--and share."--Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet—a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA. Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother’s death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the future holds without their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to throw an Irish wake to honor a man of his stature. But as guests pay their respects and reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party. It turns out that she too is a Sweeney sister. When Washington, DC based journalist Serena Tucker had her DNA tested on a whim a few weeks earlier, she learned she had a 50% genetic match with a childhood neighbor—Maggie Sweeney of Southport, Connecticut. It seems Serena’s chilly WASP mother, Birdie, had a history with Bill Sweeney—one that has remained totally secret until now. Once the shock wears off, questions abound. What does this mean for William’s literary legacy? Where is the unfinished memoir he’s stashed away, and what will it reveal? And how will a fourth Sweeney sister—a blond among redheads—fit into their story? By turns revealing, insightful, and uproarious, The Sweeney Sisters is equal parts cautionary tale and celebration—a festive and heartfelt look at what truly makes a family. "Dolan uses her experience in podcasting with her own sisters to craft believable women characters who worry about real problems and use wry humor to push through dark moments . . . . A warmhearted portrait of love embracing true hearts."—Kirkus
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062909061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
"This is a big-hearted belly-laugh of a book, told with wit and poignancy. Family secrets, laughter and tears, shocking reveals, and an uplifting ending make this a story to savor--and share."--Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet—a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA. Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother’s death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one cool June night, his shell-shocked daughters return to their childhood home. They aren’t quite sure what the future holds without their larger-than-life father, but they do know how to throw an Irish wake to honor a man of his stature. But as guests pay their respects and reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party. It turns out that she too is a Sweeney sister. When Washington, DC based journalist Serena Tucker had her DNA tested on a whim a few weeks earlier, she learned she had a 50% genetic match with a childhood neighbor—Maggie Sweeney of Southport, Connecticut. It seems Serena’s chilly WASP mother, Birdie, had a history with Bill Sweeney—one that has remained totally secret until now. Once the shock wears off, questions abound. What does this mean for William’s literary legacy? Where is the unfinished memoir he’s stashed away, and what will it reveal? And how will a fourth Sweeney sister—a blond among redheads—fit into their story? By turns revealing, insightful, and uproarious, The Sweeney Sisters is equal parts cautionary tale and celebration—a festive and heartfelt look at what truly makes a family. "Dolan uses her experience in podcasting with her own sisters to craft believable women characters who worry about real problems and use wry humor to push through dark moments . . . . A warmhearted portrait of love embracing true hearts."—Kirkus