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Author: Joseph D. Thomas Publisher: ISBN: 9780932027238 Category : New Bedford (Mass.) Languages : en Pages : 0
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It's the 1920s-the First World War is over, and the people of New Bedford, Massachusetts, like the rest of the country, enjoy high spirits and great prosperity. Familiar faces, young and old, look to a promising future in this great industrial city with a glorified maritime past. But trouble looms, and the next decades will require strength and determination. A troubled textile industry, the Great Depression, a challenged school system, hurricanes, wartime and a post-war economic decline-how will the city survive the tides of change? Resilient residents will take strength and encouragement from friends and community, finding laughter and escape through music, theater, radio, sports and other forms of entertainment. Everyday heroes will emerge. The city will reinvent itself and forge on. Fast forward to the 1960s. Following another post-war boom, new industries come to town, the hurricane barrier goes up and the fishing fleet brings promise and growth. But urban renewal tears at the heart of downtown and wipes out many old neighborhoods. The Vietnam War and the city's race riots bring turmoil and upheaval. Still, a new generation again brings hope and change. In A Picture History of New Bedford, Volume Two: 1925-1980, the second installment of a three-volume set, hundreds of photographs and stories bring the city to life in an enthralling journey through the core of the 20th century. Ride the last trolley, sip an ice cream float at a bygone soda fountain, take a turn on the ballroom dance floor. Celebrate New Bedford's music-from the big band sounds to folk, fado, jazz and rock and roll. Explore the evolution of the city's diverse mix of cultures and see New Bedford's fishing industry grow from a small fledgling fleet of draggers to what today is the country's number one fishing port. Experience the people, places, and events that have shaped New Bedford, one of New England's most historically significant cities.
Author: Joseph D. Thomas Publisher: ISBN: 9780932027238 Category : New Bedford (Mass.) Languages : en Pages : 0
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It's the 1920s-the First World War is over, and the people of New Bedford, Massachusetts, like the rest of the country, enjoy high spirits and great prosperity. Familiar faces, young and old, look to a promising future in this great industrial city with a glorified maritime past. But trouble looms, and the next decades will require strength and determination. A troubled textile industry, the Great Depression, a challenged school system, hurricanes, wartime and a post-war economic decline-how will the city survive the tides of change? Resilient residents will take strength and encouragement from friends and community, finding laughter and escape through music, theater, radio, sports and other forms of entertainment. Everyday heroes will emerge. The city will reinvent itself and forge on. Fast forward to the 1960s. Following another post-war boom, new industries come to town, the hurricane barrier goes up and the fishing fleet brings promise and growth. But urban renewal tears at the heart of downtown and wipes out many old neighborhoods. The Vietnam War and the city's race riots bring turmoil and upheaval. Still, a new generation again brings hope and change. In A Picture History of New Bedford, Volume Two: 1925-1980, the second installment of a three-volume set, hundreds of photographs and stories bring the city to life in an enthralling journey through the core of the 20th century. Ride the last trolley, sip an ice cream float at a bygone soda fountain, take a turn on the ballroom dance floor. Celebrate New Bedford's music-from the big band sounds to folk, fado, jazz and rock and roll. Explore the evolution of the city's diverse mix of cultures and see New Bedford's fishing industry grow from a small fledgling fleet of draggers to what today is the country's number one fishing port. Experience the people, places, and events that have shaped New Bedford, one of New England's most historically significant cities.
Author: Zeph W (Zephaniah Walter) B Pease Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781021811387 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This comprehensive history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, begins with the town's founding in the 17th century and continues through the early 20th century. Rich with details of everyday life and the social and political challenges faced by its residents, Zeph. W. Pease's narrative provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of this important port town. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Zephaniah W. Pease Publisher: Alpha Edition ISBN: 9789354009211 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 420
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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Author: Peggi Medeiros Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1626197911 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 176
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The early nineteenth century in New Bedford was a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. Prosperous whaling magnates like members of the Rotch, Morgan and Howland families commissioned the nation's finest architects to design and construct their majestic mansions. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County Street's elite. Yet behind the elegant fa�ade of grand parties and notable house guests were the secrets and scandals of New Bedford's upper crust. Join author Peggi Medeiros as she chronicles the history of each mansion and the stories once hidden behind closed doors.
Author: New Bedford Board Of Trade Publisher: Nabu Press ISBN: 9781295849116 Category : Languages : en Pages : 340
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Author: Zephaniah W Pease Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780260751911 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 454
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Excerpt from History of New Bedford, Vol. 1 New Bedford has been particularly fortunate in men and women whose interest in the affairs of the community have led them to con tribute to treasures in manuscript stored in the archives of the Free Public Library and the Historical Society. Of published histories, there are two of pretence. The first is that by Daniel Ricketson, published in 1857. This small volume grew out of a paper prepared by Mr. Ricketson for the local Lyceum in 1831. Mr. Ricketson subsequently wrote a series of historical articles for the New Bedford Mercury, which were later published in book form. The mass of material is not presented with much regard to sequence or balance. None better realized this than Mr. Ricketson, who in one of his earlier prefaces claimed the chief value of the publication to lie in the preservation of fragments, so that those who come after us, he wrote, may have a nucleus round which to form a full and complete history when our youthful city shall take its place, as itis evidently destined at no very distant day to do, if it has not already, among the chief cities of the country. All subsequent historians have drawn upon this source. It was a long interval before a second history appeared, which was that compiled by Leonard B. Ellis and published in 1902. These histories are now out of print, and it is interesting to consider that the little volume to which Mr. Ricketson gave loving care and cherished with pride now brings five dollars a volume at old book shops, whereas in Mr. Ricketson's day he could not dispose of his edition at a dollar and a half a volume. But while the number of published histories is so limited, there is the mass of vagrant material to which we have alluded. It is constantly revealed in ancient attics and other fascinating places. Old manuscripts record not only matters of great historical value, but little details, as well as stories of men and women who lived in the high and far-off times. Through this habit of a group of narrators, we have preserved to us such information as the identity of the first man who drove a horse on Pur chase street, and the first man in the town to wear suspenders, and simi lar annals of the days when this was a quiet neighborhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Zephaniah W. Pease Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781016832793 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Earl F. Mulderink Publisher: Fordham Univ Press ISBN: 0823243346 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 321
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Examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront, 1861-1865, and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans.
Author: Joseph D. Thomas
Author: Joseph D. Thomas
Author: Zeph W (Zephaniah Walter) B Pease
Author: Zephaniah W. Pease
Author: Zephaniah Walter Pease
Author: Daniel Ricketson
Author: Peggi Medeiros
Author: New Bedford Board Of Trade
Author: Zephaniah W Pease
Author: Zephaniah W. Pease
Author: Earl F. Mulderink