| Description |
1 online resource (pages cm.) |
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Includes index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Contents |
The Oldest (What's So New about New England?) -- The Smallest (Big Is for Lone Star, Not Ocean State) -- The Places -- The People -- The Pastimes -- The Collectors -- The Craftsmen -- The Entertainers -- The Nerds (Wicked "Smaht") -- The Foods (Wicked Good) -- Postscript: A Big Book (No, Not This One). |
| Summary |
Looking to buy some medieval armour? In the mood for an orchestra of typewriters? Perhaps you'd like to sift through handcrafted cashmere scarves while chatting up Indiana Jones' lovely co-star? Know where to find America's oldest baseball diamond, New England's smallest town, or Grover Cleveland's impossibly-young (and spitting-image) grandson (think about it)?New England Notebook offers the answers to these questions and more in a blend of the region's most singular and noteworthy nuggets of history, people, and culture. This is a collection of colorful facts, stories and anecdotes, plus a savvy selection of unusual eats, goods, services and events. Whether it's finding a little-known museum of Titanic memorabilia, an underwater escape artist, or the smallest bar, both casual readers and dedicated lovers of all things New England will share a heartyand humoroussense of, Who knew?Written by a native New Englander and WCVB on-air reporter, New England Notebook goes beyond the merely curious, though it offers plenty of intriguing tidbits, unusual museums, fascinating characters, and many pieces of trivia and little-known facts. |
| Subject |
New England -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes.
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Reinstein, Ted -- Travel -- New England -- Anecdotes.
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New England -- History, Local -- Anecdotes.
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New England -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
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New England -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Freading.
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| Related To |
Print version: Reinstein, Ted. New England notebook. Guilford, Connecticut : GPP, 2013 9780762778416 (DLC) 2012050361 (OCoLC)824608968 |
| ISBN |
9780762795383 (electronic bk.) |
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0762795387 (electronic bk.) |
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