"A look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State, from a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state's first impeachment trial"--
From a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state’s first impeachment trial, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State.
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Pannaway: A Colony Is Born---1622 |
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1 | (5) |
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Perfidy and Disaster in Dover---1689 |
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6 | (6) |
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War on the Frontier---1747 |
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12 | (6) |
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The Governors' Ladies---1767 |
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18 | (7) |
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A Loyalist's Reward---1771 |
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25 | (6) |
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Land of the King's Masts---1772 |
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31 | (6) |
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America's First Battle of Independence---1774 |
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37 | (8) |
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War Comes to the Frontier---1775 |
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45 | (6) |
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During a Time of Revolution, A Plea for the End of Slavery---1779 |
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51 | (6) |
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A Presidential Black Eye---1789 |
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57 | (7) |
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Tragedy in the Mountains---1826 |
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64 | (6) |
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At War with Indian Stream--- 1835 |
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70 | (6) |
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Lizzie Bourne: A Young Life Lost---1855 |
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76 | (7) |
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How Not to Rob a Bank---1859 |
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83 | (6) |
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The Impossible Railroad---1869 |
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89 | (6) |
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How Concord Won the West---1895 |
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95 | (7) |
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Robert Frost Moves to Derry---1900 |
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102 | (6) |
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The World's Eyes on Portsmouth---1905 |
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108 | (7) |
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Environmental Pioneers Create the White Mountain National Forest---1911 |
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115 | (5) |
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Cornish: Capital of the United States---1915 |
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120 | (7) |
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The Last Wild Drive---1915 |
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127 | (6) |
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Murder and the Mountains---1918 |
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133 | (6) |
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Eight Jolly Campers---1919 |
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139 | (7) |
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When David Beat Goliath and Lost: The Textile Workers Strike---1922 |
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146 | (7) |
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How New Hampshire Invented Skiing---1932 |
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153 | (6) |
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159 | (7) |
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Disaster from the Sky---1938 |
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166 | (6) |
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Submarine Down! Death and Resurrection of the Squalus---1939 |
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172 | (7) |
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A Village of Prisoners---1944 |
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179 | (8) |
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On the World Stage: The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference---1944 |
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187 | (7) |
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New Hampshire Picks a President---1952 |
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194 | (6) |
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Free Speech: A Governor, a University President, and a Newspaper---1964 |
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200 | (7) |
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Not in Our Front Yard---1973 |
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207 | (6) |
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Judges in Jeopardy---2000 |
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213 | (6) |
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A Symbol Slips Away---2003 |
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219 | (6) |
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Women Win All Major Offices---2012 |
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225 | (4) |
| Further Reading |
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229 | (3) |
| Index |
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232 | (5) |
| About the Author |
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Stillman Rogers is a New Hampshire native whose career as a writer and photographer spans more than 30 years. His travel and winter sports features and photographs appear regularly in newspapers, magazines and websites, where he is the Getaways Editor for examiner.com/Boston and Historic Travel Editor for suite101.com. Stillman's New England books, co-authored with Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, include New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path, Travellers Boston and New England, The Rhode Island Guide and Natural Wonders of Vermont. He also writes extensively about Atlantic Canada and is the co-author of Adventure Guide to Canada's Atlantic Provinces. Long an avid skier, he writes the ski blog http://.skigetaways.wordpress.com, a place to find deals and information, for people who love the sport or who want to learn more about it. With his co-author he currently writes travel guides to Portugal, the Canary Islands, Sardinia, Northern Italy and other European destinations for Thomas Cook Publishing and the Automobile Association of Great Britain. He and his co-author are the 2010 winners of the Travel Industry of Canada Toronto Star Award for Excellence in Media and the New Hampshire Travel Council Media Award for 2011. Stillman lives in southwestern New Hampshire, where he enjoys family, gardening, kayaking and skiing. He is a member of the New Hampshire Historical Society and a former Trustee of the Historical Society of Cheshire County.
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