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by Swett, Benjamin  Route 22 is a 350-mile highway that connects Manhattan and Montreal.
One day while driving on it, Benjamin Swett was struck by the
contrast between the landscape he could see through his car window
and the more romantic one he remembered from his childhood. Without
any particular plan, he set out to discover how the upstate New
York of James Fenimore Cooper and Thomas Cole became this other
place--a seemingly lost, untended region of Off-Track Betting
Parlors and Tattoo Emporiums, abandoned diners, and ancient buildings
crumbling into forgotten canals. The result of his exploration
is this book--an insightful and deeply personal meditation on
this complicated and beautiful landscape, accompanied by 90 duotone
photographs.
 This oral history of a native “Montereyian”, written
down by her daughter, forms an authentic piece of history not
found in textbooks. This woman’s personal history adds to
our understanding of the role taken by women in rural New England.
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History of New Marlborough by Turner, Hadley K.  A facsimile reproduction of the original history written by Hadley
K.Turner in 1944. Written for the 200th anniversary of the New Marlborough
Congregational Church, the 150th anniversary of the Southfield Congregational
Church and the 100th anniversary of the Hartsville Methodist Church.  Carole Owens, author of the sumptuous "Berkshire Cottages" presents the glories of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Stories of a star-studded society that included John D. Rockefeller, Edwin H. Lincoln, Herman Melville and Wild Bill Hickok come to life in this history of the New England village that became the "Gem City" of the Gilded Age.
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Hinterland Settlement: Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
by Myers, Eloise  A facsimile reproduction of the book by Eloise Myers, originally
printed in 1944 by Eagle Printing Company in Pittsfield, Ma.
 Slip into the fascinating social scene Nathaniel Hawthorn encountered in the drawing rooms and on the croquet lawns of Lenox's country retreats. Here, under the benevolent spell of the Sedgwick family, the separate worlds of high-minded Bostonians and high-powered New Yorkers were stitched together by conversation, recreation and even marriage. Luminaries such as Caroline Sturgis Tappan and Oliver Wendell Holmes resume their vibrant lives through the rare photographs and engaging sketches of everyday life in "Hawthorne's Lenox: The Tanglewood Circle," which also includes a delightful retrospective visit from Henry James and Edith Wharton.
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