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In The Merrimack Valley brings together the author's enduring trilogy: Here and Nowhere Else, Five Thousand Days Like This One, and Clearing Land. By intertwining her family's story with the quintessentially American history of a New England valley's immigrants, farmers, and textile workers, the author captures both the cadences of farm life and the complexities of our allegiances to the past and to place.
Book autographed by author.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Jane Brox
Publisher
Godine Nonpareil Boston
Date (created)
2024
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
The story of the Lowell family, from the first settler to arrive in New England in 1639 to those descendants who would build a dynasty during the Industrial Revolution and beyond.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Ferris Greenslet
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Date (created)
1946
Date (coverage)
1639-1943
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
An examination of the genesis and evolution of the discourses held by French-Canadian immigrants of New England and their descendants, the Franco-Americans.
There are a number of mentions and references about Lawrence throughout the book.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Yves Roby
Publisher
Septentrion
Date (created)
2004
Date (coverage)
1840-1930
Event
Immigration
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
Detailed story of New England's Franco-Americans, their history, heritage and considerable contributions to our American scene. The book is a compilation of of first person accounts and true stories of Franco-Americans in New England.
Chapter 3 is the story of Henry Fredette, a Lawrence native who worked at the Pacific Mills and was involved in the 1912 Strike.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Dyke Hendrickson
Publisher
Guy Gannett Publishing Co. Portland Maine
Date (created)
1980
Event
Bread and Roses Strike
Language
English, French
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
A comprehensive French Canadian genealogy of the Poirier family and all related lines. Unclear if any Lawrence family members are covered.
Book is autographed on the Table of Contents page: "Boane chavie, Jean Doris LeBlanc" rough translation "good luck".
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Jean Doris LeBlanc
Publisher
Self Published by the author
Date (created)
1985
Language
English
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
Autographed copy of her new book (published in 2024 by Godine, Boston, MA) In the Merrimack Valley which brings together her trilogy Here and Nowhere Else, Five Thousand Days Like This One, and Clearing Land. The oral history of Ernie Russell is featured in Five Thousand Days Like This One