You've never met such wonderful nor wacky men as you'll be introduced to in this book. Mad Dog McGovern who was a coward, but during the last moments of his life became one of the greatest heroes who ever lived; Mike Martin, the greatest and most humorous highwayman of all time; Timothy Dexter, who insisted on watching his own funeral and struck his wife when she didn't cry - plus many more true stories of fascinating men, including Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan.

New England's Mad & Mysterious Men (New England's Collectible Classics)

History

Cahill, Robert

Americas

Old Saltbox

"Encounters with monsters, ghosts, phantom ships and boogeymen predominate this book. Haunted islands off Boston, werewolves at Gloucester, a demon at Dover, and spooky spirits at sea are documented with first-person testimony - a chilling collection."

New England's Things That Go Bump In The (New England's Collectible Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

"The lighthouse keeper lived a lonely, isolated life and sometimes it would become quite adventurous, if not frightening. It was the storm that kept the keepers on the edge of their seats, and all lighthouses were erected where the waters are most treacherous."

Lighthouse Mysteries of the North Atlant (New England's Collectible Classics)

"This collection of recipes from Colonial times describes with intimacy the Goodwife's cuisine and concerns. She roasted, boiled, and baked her meals over the fire just as her mother's mother had done in England. Her recipes and her tastes were English. Her spelling was phonetic."

Compleat New England Huswife: System of the whole art and Mystery of Goody's Cookery (Olde New England's)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Gibson, Elizabeth

Cooking Education & Reference

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New England's Mad & Mysterious Men (New England's Collectible Classics)

New England's Things That Go Bump In The (New England's Collectible Classics)

Lighthouse Mysteries of the North Atlant (New England's Collectible Classics)

Compleat New England Huswife: System of the whole art and Mystery of Goody's Cookery (Olde New England's)