NATIONAL PARKS-- Massachusetts
including national parks, monuments, historic sites, and other park areas
Browse below for books on National Park System areas in Massachusetts. or click for these:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail n Area
Cape Cod National Seashore
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
19th CENTURY WHALING TALES. by James Temple Brown and Gustav Kobbe.
Pursuing the world's largest mammal in boats powered only by sail and oar.
Perhaps the sea's highest adventure was the
whaling chase, as great or greater than exploring uncharted waters. Why else
would men risk their lives and their families' securities? The money could be
good, too, and for some, there was the chance at freedom, for the industry was
mainly blind as to skin color at a time when opportunities for non-whites were
scarce. The whaling industry flourished for two centuries, and its traditions are recounted in
seaport museums and the stories here:
"Stray Leaves from a Whaleman's Log" is reprinted from Century
Magazine, 1893. It tells about chasing of whales on a cruise from the standpoint of
the individual whaleman.
" The Perils and Romance of Whaling" came out in Century
Magazine in 1890. It gives more of the detail of the subject and also includes
anecdotes of episodes from the early days.
A final section " Cutting in and Trying
Out" explains the whale-butchering process. Period illustrations. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock. ISBN-10: 0-89646-089-4.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-089-8. Order #: VIST0089 paper $4.95.
Parks and museums now tell of this
period of history, for instance at New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park in
Massachusetts and Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.
CAPE COD: the story behind the scenery (MA). Kaye.
Shore, sea, ships, people at Atlantic Ocean park.
54 color photos, 48 large-format pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-916122-73-5. 1980. Order #: KCPU0714 paper$8.95.
THE LIGHT-HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1874. by Charles Nordhoff & Gustav Kobbe.
Showing lighthouses and keepers on all U.S. coasts--Pacific, Atlantic,
Gulf, and Great Lakes, with three extra articles by Gustav Kobbe: "Life in a Lighthouse",
and if that isn't lonely enough there comes "Life on the South Shoals Lightship".
Last is "Heroism in the Lighthouse Service".
Here are four articles on that romantic historic aspect of the maritime
industry--the lighthouse. The first is a history and survey of lighthouses to
1874, giving a look at the federal service that operated them and how the
lighthouses were run as well as their importance to shipping when when a light
was main--sometimes the only--navigational aid. Then there are insights into
keepers' lives in one of the most exposed lighthouses ever built (Minot's Ledge outside
Boston Harbor). Portrayed, too is the role played by offshore lights on anchored ships.
And recalled, too, are dramas and devotion to fellow man and duty that must
never be forgotten. First published at the pre-1900 time when lighthouses held
greatest importance: Lighthouses remain intriguing for
their function and dramatic vertical architecture, and are now historic, recalling dramas of the past. Many
of the lighthouses described are in national and state park areas and are
maintained as historic sites, with museums and visitor centers open to the
public. In many you can still climb to the top for a view keepers once saw. A
visit to one of these is all the more meaningful with the insights gained
from this collection of articles. 75 period engravings. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-086-X.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-086-7. Order #: VIST0086 paper $6.95.
SHORT NATURE WALKS ON CAPE COD AND THE VINEYARD. by Hugh & Heather Sadlier.
28 leisurely trips to woodlands, ponds, mashes, swamps, seashores, dunes. Learn what to look for on each trail, from beach plums to bayberries, ospreys to fiddler crabs, a working gristmill to an ancient Indian site. Plus get tips of best spots to swim, fish, or bask in the sun. Each walk description includes map, directions for locating and following the trail, distance, what to wear and what to bring, and notes on geology, wildlife, and vegetation. 28 photos, 28 maps, 128 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-56440-162-6. 1993. Order #: GLPE7893 paper $8.95.
SIGNALS OF THE SEA and HEROES OF THE SURF. by Arthur Hewitt and John R. Spears.
The epic story of America's light-houses and life-savers, written at their
heyday. Two of the most romantic traditions of the sea
are here combined to form the content of this book--light-houses and
life-savers. Stories of the work of the keepers and savers span the range from
daytime monotony, and even loneliness, between storms, to the thrill of daring
sea rescues. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-088-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-088-1. Order #: VIST0088 paper $4.95.
THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE--1880:
predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S.
coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and
technique used by heroic federal surfmen. The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880.
Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure,
and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run
toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of
life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives.
Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was
chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the
organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of
rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations
are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or
include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by
lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast
for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = in stock in quantity. ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Order #:
VIST0071 paper$6.95.
THE VISITOR'S GUIDE TO CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE. by Margaret H. Koehler.
Covers nature trails and bicycle
paths, guided walks and lectures, exhibits and demonstrations, historic buildings
and landmarks, beaches and over-sand driving, sailing, lighthouses, Pilgrim history, life-saving station, birding. Update pre-trip. Illustrated, 80 pages, 1973. Covers
scuffed.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-85699-066-3. 1973. Order #: MISC5986 paper$3.95.
List of National Park System areas in Massachusetts:
(click links to browse books):
Adams National Historical Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Lowell National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New England National Scenic Trail
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works
National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
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