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Author
Series
Dog lover's mysteries (Susan Conant) volume 16
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2005, �2004
Language
English
Description
"New England's #1 dog trainer Holly Winter is set to marry veterinarian Steve Delaney (a Best of Breed himself). But the wedding plans have been spoiled by murder. And Holly's taking it personally. So far all of the victims have been female dog lovers, and there are a few too many connections to Holly. As the mysterious killer promises a next victim, Holly fears that she fits the profile all too well. Now, till death do us part isn't just a vow-it's...
1103) The age of Phillis
Author
Series
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of original poems speaking to the life and times of Phillis Wheatley, a Colonial America-era poet brought to Boston as a slave"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are summoned to a crime scene, they find a killing worthy of the most ferocious beast -- right down to the claw marks on the corpse. But only the most sinister human hands could have left renowned big-game hunter and taxidermist Leon Gott gruesomely displayed like the once-proud animals whose heads adorn his walls. Did Gott unwittingly awaken a predator more dangerous than...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation. After losing the Battle of Brooklyn, the British had Washington's army trapped against the East River. The fate of the Revolution rested heavily on the shoulders of the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Serving side-by-side in one of the country's first diverse units, they pulled off an "American Dunkirk" and saved the army. In the annals of the American...
1107) Tea & treachery
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Roberts has her hands full, often literally. But nothing keeps her busier than steering her sassy grandmother, Rose, away from trouble. Rose operates the grand old Victorian B & B adjacent to Lily's tea shop ... for now. An aggressive real estate developer, Jack Ford, is pushing hard to rezone nearby land, with an eye...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1980
Language
English
Description
Three Farms is about the people who farm the American soil - and about the complex world of money and technology that they now inhabit. For many readers, the word Farm calls to mind tranquil Currier and Ives scenes, and indeed most of our crops still grow on family farms. Yet agriculture is changing fast, and entrepreneurial control of our food supply is rapidly shifting out of the hands of small farmers and into the hands of those wise in the ways...
Author
Series
Martha's Vineyard mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
With two friends in trouble and his own family receiving threats, J.W. Jackson must summon all of his investigative skills to try to restore order to his beloved Vineyard island home, where fishing and good food should always take precedence over murder.
1111) My Uncle Emily
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In 1881 Amherst, Massachusetts, six-year-old Gilbert finds it both challenging and wonderful to spend time with his aunt, the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, who lives next door.
1112) Paul Revere's ride
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of Paul Revere's historic ride from Boston to Lexington, and then to Concord, Massachusetts, in April 1775, to warn colonists of approaching British troops.
1113) Mayflower
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
℗2006
Language
English
Description
From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as author Philbrick reveals, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic. The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans, as disease spread...
Author
Series
History mystery kids volume 3
Publisher
Trendwood Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
April, Henry, and Toad have finally found April and Toad's father, Professor Abner Jefferson. He's hiding in a barn in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Revolutionary War is about to start! But April and Toad can't even think about getting their father home to modern-day New York--yet. Because right now, there's a man named Paul Revere roaming about, and he needs to take a very important ride. Can the three kids find the missing pieces to the puzzle...
1116) The Mayflower bride
Author
Language
English
Description
Can a religious separatist and an opportunistic spy make it in the New World? A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees. Mary Elizabeth Chapman boards the Speedwell in 1620 as a Separatist seeking a better life in the New World. William Lytton embarks on the Mayflower as a carpenter looking for opportunities to succeed--and he may have found one when a man from the Virginia Company offers...
1117) Broken days
Author
Series
Quilt trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
In 1811, life with her Aunt Hannah in Salem, Massachusetts, becomes even more difficult for fourteen-year-old Ebie with the arrival of a half-Indian girl who claims to be the daughter of Hannah's sister, Thankful, and with the threat of impending war.
1118) Octagon House /pbk
Author
Series
Asey Mayo Cape Cod mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Countryman Press
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Author
Series
Martha's Vineyard mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English