History of Carroll County New Hampshire [Hardcover]

Georgia D. Merrill (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0912274131 | ISBN-13: 978-0912274133 | Publication Date: January 1, 1991

1,103 pp. Map, 15 old photos, almost fifty portraits. Unindexed. 1991 (1889). #1308 $59.50 Carroll County is geographically the largest county in New Hampshire, encompassing eighteen towns in all: Albany, Bartlett, Brookfield, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Hart's Location, Jackson, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonborough, Wakefield, and Wolfeborough. Each of these towns is given its own section.

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"...none known to me is better done or more useful to readers three generations later than History of Carroll County, New Hampshire." -- J. Duane Squires, author of The Granite State of the United States, a history of New Hampshire

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1103 pages
• Publisher: Picton Pr (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912274131
• ISBN-13: 978-0912274133
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,198,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great early account of this most beautiful county of NH., November 30, 1997

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This review is from: History of Carroll County New Hampshire (Hardcover)

Written in 1889, this is an excellent account of the life as well history of the area. Traces all the original pioneers of the towns. Because it was written 100 years ago, it leaves a large gap to be written about a in period which the county has seen enormous growth and success. The English of this text is very readable for its age.