A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine cracked.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Fall River, MA: J. H. Franklin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine cracked.. 1902. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with gilt town logo stamped on front boards and gilt lettering on spine. Index. Decorative endpapers. Many photos and illustrations. A history of one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts, and America, stated by the first page of the text to have occurred through a transaction in 1659 between "Wamsitti and his squaw Tattapanum" and 26 original purchasers. Articles on various eras and aspects of this Bristol County town include Palo Alto Pierce, Gilbert M. Nichols, Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Mrs. Paul M. Burns, Col. Silas P. Richmond, Benjamin Buffinton, and John M. Deane. Printed on glossy stock. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31324
- Title
- A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine cracked.
- Publisher
- J. H. Franklin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Fall River, MA
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Freetown, Massachusetts, Massachusetts History, Colonial New England, BRISTOL County History
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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