This charming history takes readers through dozens of historic houses in Duxbury that were once ordinaries, tea rooms, or hostelries of some sort. From the earliest taverns of the Pilgrim generation, to the remarkable Victorian hotels built during Duxbury's vibrant era as a vacation resort, Mrs. MacMillan reviews centuries of local lore. The book is perfect-bound, 128 pages with plentiful photographs and illustrations.

Stopping Places : Along Duxbury Roads

History

MacMillan, Margery

Americas

Duxbury Rural & Historical Society

A Proud and Fiery Spirit: Journals of Capt. Edward Baker

Biographies & Memoirs

Hill, Helen

Historical

A priceless companion for everyone visiting of living in Duxbury. Divided into six sections, each representing an era of Duxbury history from the first inhabitants to 1900, it is an easy-to-use guide to the historic sites, museums, public buildings and recreational areas in town. Mrs. Pillsbury provides rich commentary, placing sites in their historical context and grouping them by neighborhood. The 6" x 9" perfect-bound book is soft covered and has 144 pages with over 100 photographs in color and black & white, 5 maps and over 50 landmarks.

Duxbury, A Guide

Pillsbury, Katherine H.

<p>About 1628 the first Pilgrims moved north along Plymouth Bay to settle Duxbury. For nearly two centuries, Duxbury grew until, in the 19th century, the town burgeoned with shipyards, producing hundreds of huge sailing vessels. All this Mrs. Wentworth traces in "Settlement and Growth." She locates the historic sites, Indian trails, tells curious tales of the early days, and describes shipbuilding in Duxbury. This revised edition contains an index as well as an afterword by Katherine Pillsbury, the current Town Historian. The book is hardcover, with 57 illustrations including many remarkable photographs of 19th century Duxbury.</p>

Settlement and Growth of Duxbury, 1628-1870

Wentworth, Dorothy

Few families stemming from colonial America can boast of as many consecutive years in one house as the Aldens. Beginning with John Alden, Pilgrim, and his wife Priscilla, sixteen Aldens owned the house over a period of more than 240 years. Dororthy Wentworth in this friendly history has caught the spirit of the house and its people, an extraordinary family, virile and talented, producing leaders in the colony, commonwealth and country. This revised edition contains an index as well as an afterword by Katherine Pillsbury, the current Town Historian. The book is hardcover, 144 pages, with more than 30 illustrations and photographs of the house and its residents.

The Alden Family in the Alden House

<p>The first in-depth look at the Westons, Duxbury s legendary shipbuilding family... Packed with new information and highly illustrated, King Caesar of Duxbury explores the career of Ezra Weston II who inherited from his father the regal nickname of King Caesar. Beginning with the foundations of the shipbuilding empire laid by Ezra Weston I before the American Revolution, the book traces the dramatic expansion of the Weston firm as son Ezra Weston II took the helm. The incredible achievements of the Westons and the obstacles they encountered are related within the broader context of regional maritime history. King Caesar of Duxbury is based on new research from untapped resources including family papers that have generously been made available for this publication, Weston business records in the Society s archives, regional shipbuilding data, as well as material from other museums. The book features nearly 100 images in full color including superb portraits of King Caesar s ships, most of which have never before been published. King Caesar of Duxbury humanizes a figure of local legend, revealing the motives and schemes of Duxbury s most famous shipbuilder and merchant.</p>

King Caesar of Duxbury: Exploring the World of Ezra Weston, Shipbuilder and Merchant

Patrick T.J. Browne

Europe

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