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Finding Paradise$27.95 By Allison McCrillis Lockwood A history of Northampton. Allison Lockwood deftly weaves the tale fo a community's - and a nation's - aspirations for the better life. It's a must read for all those who know or would like to know this small jewel of a city. Paper cover, 216 pages. Also available at Gazette offices in Northampton, Amherst, and Easthampton. |
Touched With Fire: An American Community in World War II $19.95 By Allison McCrillis Lockwood If you've seen the movie "Saving Private Ryan" now you need to read the book that chronicles WWII through the eyes and words of LOCAL servicemen and women who were there, and their families on the homefront. By Northampton author Allison Lockwood, who also writes a history column for the Gazette. 179 page paperback lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Children of Paradise: A Northampton Memoir $9.95 By Allison McCrillis Lockwood Local author Allison Lockwood relates what it was like growing up in the 1920s and '30s. Her family's home was on Massasoit Street, opposite the house of President Calvin Coolidge, whose wife Grace was a familiar and friendly presence to neighborhood kids. Children of Paradise includes chapters on the Golden '20s, the Jazz Age, the Depression years and the beginning of World War II. 166 page paperback with many local photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
No Ordinary Man: Judge Forbes and his Library $12.95 By Allison McCrillis Lockwood The fonder of the Forbes Library in Northampton, Judge Charles Forbes was a 19th century "character." Published in 1994 in celebration of the library's 100th anniversary, Lockwood's third book about her hometown paints a vivid and lively picture of life in the small New England city in the late 1800's. Includes many photos, 108 page paperback. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
A Hedge Away: The Other Side of Emily Dickinson's Amherst $15.95 By Daniel Lombardo The Other Side of Emily Dickinson's Amherst. 19th century life...with a vivid mix of merchants, ministers, professors, students, housewives,criminals, crackpots, and rakes...plus excerpts from Dickinson poems and letters, and vintage photos. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Meadow City Milestones $4.95 By Alice Manning This book highlights Pioneer Valley History: Witch trials, the underground railroad, Calvin Coolidge, Prohibition, and much more. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Kid's Stuff $5.95 By Colleen Kelley From popular Hampshire Life, KIDS' STUFF pages. 88 of the best...organized by season. Fun activities for home or school. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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