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Bruce D Heald PhD.: adjunct faculty member at Plymouth State University, History Department,

Associate Professor at Babes-Boloyai University, Chij-Napoca, Romania

Senior Purser (Captain) aboard the M.S. Mount Washington (40) years

Author of thirty one books and numerous articles about the history and heritage of New England and the Lakes Region of New Hampshire.

Dr. Heald is a graduate of Boston University, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and Columbia Pacific University, holds a Ph.D. in Education. He is presently a fellow in the International Biographical Association and World Literary Academy in Cambridge England. Dr. Heald is the recipient of the Gold Medal of Honor for literary achievement from the American Biographical Institute, 1993. Presently, Dr. Heald resides in Meredith, New Hampshire.

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The roots of many cherished American traditions may be found on the main streets of New Hampshire towns. Often the heart of a towns social, political, and economic life, main streets offer a sense of identity, dignity, and serenity. Through images, Main Street New Hampshire reflects the romance and nostalgia of the past and showcases the sights and memorials of several important New Hampshire places, including Concord, Keene, Nashua, Rochester, Laconia, Exeter, Newmarket, and others. These images, many dating from as early as 1860, reflect the activity, architecture, transportation, and recreation at the heart of each community.

IMAGES OF AMERICA: MEREDITH

Meredith, known as the "Latchkey to the White Mountains," is nestled in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire

The history of Meredith as a corporate town dates back more than two hundred thirty years. Like most older towns, especially those devoted largely to agriculture, Meredith has greatly diminished in territory since its original incorporation; unlike most New Hampshire towns of this size, however, it is progressive and prosperous, and the valuation of the town has steadily increased. This growth is the result of Meredith’s change from an agricultural town to an industrial town to today’s prosperous four-season resort in the heart of the Lakes Region, at the foothills of the White Mountains. Meredith, part of the Then & Now series, places vintage images alongside contemporary photographs, taken by photographer Aaron Ober, to show the changes that have taken place in this area through the years.

 

128 pages

IMAGES OF AMERICA: LAKES AND PONDS OF THE GRANITE STATE

273 Lakes & Ponds and this book covers most all of them

MAKING OF AMERICA: LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE,N.H.

A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early American Indian tribes, to New World settlers, to today's seasonal tourists. Whether Indian hunter, aspiring pioneer, or modern-day angler, each in turn, fell for the regions wild allure: its sheer natural beauty, fertile soils, and waters teeming with an assortment of fish, including great quantities of shad, salmon, pickerel, smelt, and trout.

160 pages

HISTORY & GUIDE: FRANCONIA GATEWAY

Of the several entrances to the White Mountains, none is more majestic than the Franconia Gateway. The gateway begins in the valley of the Pemigewasset River and reaches through broad meadows, between jagged mountains, alongside quiet pools and cascades of sparkling water, into the wilderness of Franconia Notch and beyond. Altogether, this region contains more historical secrets and hidden treasures than any other part of the White Mountains

160 pages

IMAGES OF AMERICA: STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

The majestic cone of Mount Washington, crowning the glories of the White Mountain Presidential Range, is the loftiest peak east of the Rocky Mountains and north of the Carolinas, rising to a height of 6,288 feet above sea level

128 pages

IMAGES OF AMERICA: BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD IN THE 20TH CENTURY

128 pages

MAKING OF AMERICA: AROUND SQUAM LAKE

Located in the foothills of the White Mountains, Squam Lake was not discovered by English settlers until the mid-1700s. However, the lake area had long been inhabited by the Abenaki Nation of the Algonquin Federation. These people called the waters Kees-ee-hunk-nip-ee, meaning goose lake in the highlands (later shortened to Kusumpy or Casumpa) and also Asquam, meaning water. The latter name was eventually shortened to become Squam Lake

128 pages

IMAGES OF RAIL: BOSTON & MAINE LOCOMOTIVES

The Boston & Maine Railroad has long captured the hearts of rail enthusiasts, and its locomotives are models of the majesty, power, and romance of American rail. The Boston & Maine was a railroad dynasty running through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and many still remember hearing the whistle blow as a Boston & Maine locomotive spewing smoke and steam pulled into the station.

IMAGES OF RAIL: BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD- TRAINS AND SERVICES

The Boston & Maine Railroad serviced most of New England as a primary mode of transportation during the 19th and 20th centuries. The birth of this railroad spurred the growth and development of industry in New England. This heritage is captured in Boston & Maine Trains and Services, the fourth volume in Arcadia’s Images of Rail series to focus on the history of this railroad. The trains and services included in this book are the Pullman passenger cars, work trains with flatcars, boxcars, circus trains, plows, stock, cabooses, as well as the Boston & Maine bus service, trucks, and air service.