New England Then and Now®

Derek Strahan

$19.95

Publication Date: October 1st, 2017

Publisher:

Pavilion

ISBN:

9781911595014

Pages:

144

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Description

New England Then and Now is a photographic tour of some of the region’s most popular views, from fishing ports in Maine to the grand hotels of New Hampshire to clapboard houses in Massachusetts.Vintage photos from a hundred years ago are paired with the same viewpoint photographed today. Despite the lapse of a century these classic locations have been beautifully preserved and have been photographed at the onset of Fall.Includes:Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven, YaleMaine: Bar Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, Kennebunkport, Portland, Wiscasset, Old OrchardMassachusetts: Boston, Cambridge, Harvard, Marblehead, Rockport, Salem, TruroNew Hampshire: Bethlehem, Manchester, Mount Washington, PortsmouthRhode Island: Narrangansett, Newport, ProvidenceVermont: Brattleboro, Bennington, Montpelier, Rutland

About the Author

Derek Strahan is the author of Lost Springfield, Massachusetts, and the historical blog Lost New England.com, which traces the grand buildings and institutions that have disappeared from the six states. He is a graduate of Westfield State University with degrees in English and Regional Planning, and he currently teaches English at The Master’s School in Simsbury, Connecticut. He lives in Springfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Melissa and their son Isaiah.