Portsmouth Cemeteries, a photographic study of this city's cemeteries, uncovers a compelling history of the area from the Colonial era to the 1900s. These cemeteries provide a direct link to the past, where many stories are told in stone.The gravestones and monuments feature unusual works of art, and the inscriptions act as documents that preserve family histories, valiant military service, and memories of those lost at sea. Through the author's

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Bordered by three rivers, Pembroke is located just south of Concord in one of the fastest growing areas of the state. Like many towns in New England, Pembroke started out as an agricultural settlement and developed into a thriving mill town. Cotton cloth, paper, glass, and bricks were produced in the village's mills, mostly by French Canadian immigrant labor. Among other things, Pembroke is known as the residence of the reputed inventor of the revolver...

And Then There Was One is the story of the Crawford House, The Twin Mountain House, The Mount Pleasant House, The Fabyan House, all operated by the Barron family including the Summit House on Mount Washington, and after the turn of the century, the Mount Washington Hotel as Bretton Woods. This is their story, the history of the origin, the development, the "Glory Years" the trials and the tribulations, and finally, the loss of each in turn - until...