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Mr. and
Mrs. Prince
How an Extraordinary
Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and Into Legend
By Gretchen Holbrook
Gerzina
(256 pages)
$24.95.
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Praise for Mr.
and Mrs. Prince
"Abijah and Lucy Prince defied all the conventions of their pre–Civil
War era by buying themselves out of slavery and going on to become
landowners and influential members of their communities in Vermont
and Massachusetts. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War; she
was the first published African American poet; both were skilled entrepreneurs
who faced down every challenge to their efforts. They stood up to
those who tried to force them off their land, mounting court challenges
and taking full advantage of their rights. Historian Gerzina intersperses
their story—one of devotion and determination—with her
own obvious love of genealogy and research. In the course of her work,
aided by her husband, who became captivated and competitive in finding
defining resources, Gerzina discovered a connection between her mixed-race
family and the Princes. She is meticulous and joyous in this look
at the Princes and the social and political landscape of enslaved
and free black communities in New England." — Vanessa Bush,
for Booklist
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Edited By Amelia Miller
& A.R. Riggs
(451 pages)
$39.95.
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"Romance
Remedies & Revolution", The Journal of Dr. Elihu Ashley
of Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1773-1775.
THIS BOOK PROVIDES THE READER with
that rare and wonderful thing—a window on the lives of ordinary
people in a time of high historical significance. Vivid, entertaining,
and moving, it chronicles the coming to manhood of a high-spirited
young New Englander bound for the medical profession on the eve of
the American Revolution. Along with his daily activities, his interests,
enthusiasms, and passions come sharply into focus, as does the world
through which he moved.
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Richly detailed and superbly edited by two fine
historians, Romance, Remedies, and Revolution: The Journal of Dr.
Elihu Ashley of Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1773-1775 is both an important
addition to the historical literature of the period and a delight
to read.
Robert F. Dalzell, Jr., Ephraim Williams Professor of American History,
Williams College
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Suzanne L. Flynt
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial
Association and Deerfield Academy, 1988
Soft cover, 65 pages, 42 illustrations.
$45.00
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Now
Available
Ornamental and Useful
Accomplishments: Schoolgirl
Education and Deerfield Academy 1800-1830
An out-of-print exhibition catalog
chronicling the needlework and paintings created by females students
at Deerfield Academy in its first three decades.
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48 pages, soft cover, fully illustrated |
New
Made
of Thunder, Made of Glass: American Indian Beadwork of the Northeast
Gerry Biron, 2006
American Indian Beadwork of the Northeast
features over one hundred extraordinary beaded bags and hats from
the Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo collection
Cost $20.00
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Samuel
Willard, MINISTER, EDUCATOR, MUSICIAN, Agent of Change
by Nancy M. Lee
A brief biography of Rev. Samuel Willard
Cost $10.00
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196 pages, 9 ¼ x 11 ¼,
100 tritone and 40 duotone images.
Cloth. $50.00
New England Museum Association Publications
Design Award, First Place: Books over $10 |
The Allen Sisters:
Pictorial Photographers 1885 - 1920 By
Suzanne L. Flynt
Frances Stebbins Allen and Mary Electa Allen
were recognized as two of the "Foremost Women Photographers
in America" in 1901. Working within Deerfield, Massachusetts'
Arts and Crafts movement, the Allen sisters created exquisite
photographs for turn-of-the-century exhibitions and publications.
American Association for State and Local
History (AASLH) Certificate of Commendation
Society for the Preservation of New England
Antiquities Ninth Annual Book Prize, 2002
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images of figure and child studies, landscapes, and country
life in New England are joined by photographs taken while traveling
to Great Britain in 1908 and California in 1916. The compelling
story of Frances and Mary's lives and careers are documented
in this 2002 publication.
This illustrated biography on Frances and Mary
Allen includes 140 reproductions of idealized photographs of
figure and child studies, country life, and landscapes of New
England, Great Britain and California. The foreword is by Naomi
Rosenblum, author of The History of Women Photographers. |
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The
Boy Captive of
Old Deerfield
by Mary
P. Wells Smith In the dead of the winter of
1704,
a band of French and Indians advanced on the English settlement
of Deerfield, Massachusetts. After a bloody battle, the
raiding party led away one hundred and eleven settlers
as captives to Canada.
Cost $14.95
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told through the eyes of Stephen Williams, the ten year old son
of the village minister. At first the boy was overwelmed by the
tragedies that fell upon his family and friends, but as a captive
Stephen slowly adapted to the situation. 233 pages ($14.95) |
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The
Boy Captive in Canada
by Mary
P. Wells Smith This book completes the tale
of Stephen Williams' captivity among the French and Indians
begun in THE BOY CAPTIVE OF OLD DEERFIELD. Abducted at
Deerfield and later separated from his family, Stephen
was forced to march with a small band of Indians through
the Green Mountains to Lake Champlain.
Cost $14.95
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cold, hunger, exhaustion and the despair of a captive. He learned
Indian ways from his friend, Kewakcum, and lived as an Indian
child for more than one year. The account of his struggle to survive
is an authentic story of life in frontier New England at the beginning
of the Eighteenth Century. 352 pages ($14.95) |
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 Deerfield
Embroidery
by Margery
Burnham Howe
Cost $45.00
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This is the story of the Deerfield
Society of Blue and White Needlework whose two founders first
revived American colonial embroidery in 1896, and established
a successful business which later involved other crafts. Their
patterns were adapted from the work of seven Eighteenth Century
needlewomen who lived in the Deerfield, Massachusetts area. This
book covers the history of Deerfield embroidery, illustrates the
patterns, explains the stitches and tells how to reproduce the
lovely vegetable dye colors.
232 pages ($45.00/hard cover).
Iron-on transfer patterns and kits of Deerfield Embroidery designs
are also available. You can request a color brochure on the Guestbook page. |
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Family
& Landscape - Deerfield
Homelots
from 1671
by
Susan McGowan
and Amellia F. Miller This detailed and complex study
is a story of how people have shaped a New England townscape
over more than three centuries, dividing and combining
property as opportunity and need arose.
Soft cover: $39.95
Hard cover: $59.95
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It is a history
punctuated by family life cycles, community events, and far-off
decisions of European monarchs. In the landscape and the lot
histories are the stories of marriages, economic woes and triumphs,
disease and epidemics, untimely fires, ethnic change, warfare,
and institutional growth. Understanding these lot histories
requires historic context, for the history of individual lots
emphasizes human agency and choice, not just the patterns of
culture or events. 224 pages.
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| More Titles:
Lucy Terry Prince Singer
of History ($5.95)
'Tis Sixty Years Since
($1.00)
The Pocumtuck Housewife
($4.95)
Hadley Chests Catalog
($10.00)
Memorial Hall Museum
Video ($12.95)
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