| Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee Contributor(s): Knoblock, Glenn A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738539317 ISBN-13: 9780738539317 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake's shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author's collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and even a controversial author. Readers will also discover the art and business of gravestone carving and learn about some of the region's early practitioners in this unusual art form. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments |
| Dewey: 974.2 |
| LCCN: 2005931675 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.62" W x 9.38" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee, a photographic study, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the lake s shore to the 1900s. These cemeteries are some of the oldest cultural and archaeological remnants of the past around the lake, and their scenic locations and gravestones and monuments provide a tangible link to the past. Through the author s collection of photographs, readers can see the final resting places of people as diverse as early settlers, ministers, doctors, Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, drowning victims, and even a controversial author. Readers will also discover the art and business of gravestone carving and learn about some of the region s early practitioners in this unusual art form." |
Contributor Bio(s): Knoblock, Glenn A.: - Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of eight previous books, including Arcadia Publishing s Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast and Portsmouth Cemeteries. He has lectured extensively on the subject of old cemeteries. |