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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A simple introduction to New Hampshire, focusing on its regions and their geographic features. ... Read more

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Traces the history of New Hampshire from the time of Indian settlements, through the arrival of the first colonists, to the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 which made it the ninth state. ... Read more

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informative middle school text
This textbook describes New Hampshire during the colonial period, and is divided into chapters about the region's aborigines, early settlement, conflicts, the revolutionary war and statehood.Many line drawings, photographs, maps, sidebars, biographical sketches and facsimiles of historical documents are included, and the material is dense while still geared toward the interests of its target audience, such as what food was eaten, what kids' lives were like, etc.

I learned quite a bit while reading this, and will use this as a reference for regional information.The cover and binding are sturdy.

Great Recource For New Hampshire Information
I used this book to help me with a Social Studies prodject onThe Colony of New Hampshire, and found the book very helpful.Thisbook covers all topics, including some of the government, and lots of information on the natives in this area.Fradin focuses on the natives and their culture before the English settlers came over.Even their forms of houses and how they got their food.She also gives information about when the settlers came over, and the founder of the actual colony.It tells you what the religion was like and how the church was treated and repected by colony members.This is also a good refrence on how the natives and English got along in New Hampshire, in the 1600's, what the natives helped the English with , and how the English helped the natives.It describes how the settlers grew their food, and what they grew, and others information on regular household life.All in all I found this book very helpful, and I urge others interested in Nw Hampshires founding to read it. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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Introduction to one of the United States' original colonies, New Hampshire. Describes its origins, its leaders, and the colony's role in America's independence from Great Britain. ... Read more

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Surveys the geographic features, history, government, economy, people, and landmarks of New Hampshire, one of the six New England states. ... Read more

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Celebrating the state of New Hampshire, a beautiful state with memorable landmarks
Of course the most memorable landmark in the beautiful state of New Hampshire is no longer around.During the night of May 3, 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain slipped off of his perch on the side of Cannon Mountain.The five granite ledges that made up the natural stone formation had been held in place by steel cables and turnbuckles, but the effects of erosion finally claimed the chief symbol of the state of New Hampshire, now immortalized on the back of the state quarter and probably millions of photographs. A newspaper account of the Old Man of the Mountain represents the memorable landmarks that Steven Otfinoski lists among the sundry quotes in this book's introduction that talk about "What New Hampshire Is..."There you will find P.T. Barnum, Stephen Vincent Benet, and Robert Frost talking about the state.Then Otfinoski gets on to celebrate the oldest state that is also one of the most modern in six chapters devoted to basic topics.

(1) The Lay of the Land, looks at the geography of this New England state, and while it does not devote specific sections to each geological region as some other series devoted to the states do it does lay them out and cover climate, big trees, wild animals, and the state's pollution problems.Sidebars are devoted to key topics such as Mount Washington and Dealing with Deer, another ecological concern. (2) A Proud Past begins with Thomas Hill's painting of Crawford Notch and then gets into the original inhabitants and early explorers of the region.The emphasis is a bit more on how the third British colony in the New World became a state, providing a quick survey of New Hampshire's history in the 20th century.One of the signatures of the Celebrate the States series is that you will find music and lyrics for a could of songs in each volume and in this chapter we have "The Old Granite State," which the Singing Hutchinson Family of New Hampshire used to open their concerts of anti-slavery songs from the 1840s through the Civil War (e.g., "Yes, we're friends of Emancipation, And we'll sing the Proclamation").

(3) The Democratic Way, combines a look at the state government and the 221 "little republics" as the state's towns are often referred to, with a look at the modern economy that has earned the state the nickname of "Nouvelle Hampshire."The uniqueness of the state in have neither a state income tax or general sales tax, in being the site of the first presidential primary, and being the only state not to have public kindergarten for all five-year-olds are highlighted.(4) Natives and Transplants looks at the uniform population of the state, touching on education, religion, and some of the things they do.The book's recipe appears in this chapter and while Otfinoski says, "Don't knock it till you've tried it," I will pass on the idea of pumpkin milk shakes.

(5) Notable New Hampshirites highlights one of the strengths of this series, which is providing young students will details about famous peoples from each state.President Franklin Pierce, U.S. Representative and Senator Daniel Webster, sculptor Daniel Chester French, astronaut Alan Shepard, teacher Christa McAuliffe, documentary film maker Ken Burns, and author-illustration Tomie DePaola are profiled in this chapter.(6) A Grant Tour, covers the state's landmarks, starting in the southern region of the state with the Robert Frost farm and the Cathedral of the Pines, moving on to Central New Hampshire with Lake Winnipesaukee, and ending up in the north where the Old Man of the Mountain once was the lord of all he surveyed.

Otfinoski provides more information in the back of the book, beginning with a State Survey that explains the flag and seal, lists all of the state symbols, and provides some key geographical facts.You will also find the words and music to "Old New Hampshire," the official one of the nine state songs, a timeline that runs from the 1600s to 1990, and a calendar of celebrations that highlights the likes of the Mount Washington Valley Chocolate Festival, Frostbite Follies, and the Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke.State Stars adds the likes of Josiah Bartlett, Mary Baker Eddy, John Irving, J.D. Salinger, and George Hoyt Whipple to the previous mentioned famous people.Finally there is a list of key places to visit when you Tour the State, such as Castle in the Clouds and the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium.

The back of the book is one of the strongest parts, and if you want to know more about New Hampshire there is a list of books about the state in general and special interest topics to go along with a couple of videos and a trio of Internet sites that young students can check out. The third and fifth chapters are the strongest, especially in comparison to other competing series that will tell you more about the geography and history of New Hampshire.This Celebrate the States book is illustrated with full color photographs, along with some historical etchings and paintings in the history chapter.You will find the basics covered here and get an idea of what else there is to find out about if you need to do additional research for a school report. ... Read more

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Introduces the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, and people of the state of New Hampshire. ... Read more

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Surveys the history, geography, and people of the state sometimes called the Primary State. ... Read more

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Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the state whose motto is "Live Free or Die." Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to New Hampshire. ... Read more