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Fresh Pond
Author | : Jill Sinclair |
Publsiher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2009-02-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780262195911 |
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The history of Fresh Pond Reservation—onetime summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians, center of the nineteenth-century ice industry, and stomping grounds for Harvard students—told through photographs, maps and plans, and stories. Fresh Pond Reservation, at the northwest edge of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been described as a “landscape loved to death.” Certainly it is a landscape that has been changed by its various uses over the years and one to which Cantabridgeans and Bostonians have felt an intense attachment. Henry James returned to it in his sixties, looking for “some echo of the dreams of youth,” feeling keenly “the pleasure of memory”; a Harvard student of the 1850s fondly remembered skating parties and the chance of “flirtation with some fair-ankled beauty of breezy Boston”; modern residents argue fiercely over dogs being allowed to run free at the reservation and whether soccer or nature is a more valuable experience for Cambridge schoolchildren. In Fresh Pond, Jill Sinclair tells the story of the pond and its surrounding land through photographs, drawings, maps, plans, and an engaging narrative of the pond's geological, historical, and political ecology. Fresh Pond has been a Native American hunting and fishing ground; the site of an eighteenth-century hotel offering bowling, food and wine, and impromptu performances by Harvard men; a summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians; a training ground for trench warfare; a location for picnics and festivals for workers and sporting activities for all. The parkland features an Olmsted design, albeit an imperfectly realized one. The pond itself—a natural lake carved out by the retreating Ice Age about 15,000 years ago—was a center of the nineteenth-century ice industry (disparaged by Thoreau, writing about another pond), and still supplies the city of Cambridge with fresh drinking water. Sinclair's celebration of a local landscape also alerts us to broader issues—shifts in public attitudes toward nature (is it brutal wilderness or in need of protection?) and water (precious commodity or limitless flow?)—that resonate as we remake our relationship to the landscape.
Transcript of Enrollment Books
Author | : New York (N.Y.). Board of Elections |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Voting registers |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433093303208 |
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The Outer Banks Gazetteer
Author | : Roger L. Payne |
Publsiher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2021-02-09 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781469662299 |
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The rich history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is reflected in the names of its towns, geographic features, and waterways. A book over twenty years in the making, The Outer Banks Gazetteer is a comprehensive reference guide to the region's place names—over 3,000 entries in all. Along the way, Roger L. Payne has cataloged an incredible history of beaches, inlets, towns and communities, islands, rivers, and even sand dunes. There are also many entries for locations that no longer exist—inlets that have disappeared due to erosion or storms, abandoned towns, and Native American villages—which highlight important and nearly forgotten places in North Carolina's history. Going beyond simply recounting the facts behind the names, Payne offers information-packed and entertainingly written stories of North Carolina, its coastal geography, and its people. Perfect for anyone interested in the North Carolina coast, this invaluable reference guide uncovers the history of one of the most-visited areas in the Southeast.
Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author | : Massachusetts |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1524 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UOM:39015068252140 |
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Geological Survey Bulletin
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : MINN:31951000862213U |
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Pennsylvanian and Permian Rocks of the Southern Inyo Mountains California
Author | : Charles Warren Merriam,Wayne E. Hall |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105001171011 |
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Stratigraphic revision of the Inyo section is made, and two new formations are described; the Keeler Canyon formation of Pennsylvanian and early Permian age and the Owens Valley formation of Permian age.
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Author | : Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 1856 |
Genre | : Law reports, digests, etc |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433006872349 |
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Best Hikes with Dogs Boston Beyond
Author | : Jenna Ringelheim |
Publsiher | : The Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2008-06-23 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1594852936 |
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CLICK HERE to download a free hike from Best Hikes with Dogs Boston & Beyond * Guidebook includes a great mix of interesting urban and rural trails * All trails guaranteed to be dog-friendly and dog-fun! * Extensive info on canine hikers and their special needs Explore the classic beauty of the Massachusett's wild areas with your dog! Whether you're in bustling Boston, the peaceful Berkshires, or out for a beach walk on the Cape, you and your dog buddy will have a blast on the trail. Areas covered in Best Hikes with Dogs Boston and Beyond include Dogtown Commons, Estabrook Woods, Callahan State Park, Blue Hills Reservation, Mount Watatic, island beaches,and much more. This guidebook offers tips on trail etiquette, hiking with dogs and their special needs, minimizing negative impacts, what to do when you meet other hikers, dealing with wildlife encounters, and unique skills for preparing your dog for trails on the Massachusetts mainland and island terrain.