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House stories : the meanings of home in a New England town / Beth Luey.
Author
Luey, Beth
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Amherst : Bright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
Description
x, 182 pages ; 23 cm
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F74.F1 L83 2017
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Subject(s)
Historic buildings
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Massachusetts
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Fairhaven
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Guidebooks
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Dwellings
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Massachusetts
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Fairhaven
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Guidebooks
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Homeowners
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Massachusetts
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Fairhaven
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Biography
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Home
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Massachusetts
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Fairhaven
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History
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Families
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Massachusetts
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Fairhaven
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History
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Fairhaven (Mass.)
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Biography
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Fairhaven (Mass.)
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Social life and customs
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Fairhaven (Mass.)
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Buildings, structures, etc
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Guidebooks
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travel guidebooks
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Summary note
"Historic houses adorned with plaques populate New England like nowhere else in the country. These plaques note the construction year and original owner of the house, but they tell nothing about the rich lives of the people who lived there. In House Stories, Beth Luey takes readers on a virtual walking tour of several historic houses in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, a small New England coastal town, inviting us in to learn each house's secrets. Through letters and diaries, church and business records, newspaper accounts, legal documents, and the recollections of neighbors who knew them, Luey introduces the diverse cast of historical characters who lived in these houses at various times from 1800 to the 2000s, including a Japanese castaway and his rescuer, a self-made millionaire, a seagoing adventurer, a religious pioneer, and an entrepreneurial immigrant. All of the houses are still standing and all but a lighthouse are still called home. In House Stories, Luey asks readers to join her as she considers the multiple meanings of 'home' for these people and their families"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-178) and index.
Contents
Introduction: House and home
The minister and the maid
Mister Rogers' neighborhood
The apple and the tree
A home above
Home is not a house
A house for friends
You can't go home again
The biggest house in town
Homeward bound
"Perfectly safe".
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ISBN
9781625343116 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1625343116 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781625343109 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
1625343108 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
LCCN
2017017182
OCLC
986788596
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