Old Falmouth


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This is a modern scan of a rare, readable and fascinating history of Falmouth written over 100 years ago. It is an exhaustive study of the town, covering Arwenack, Pendennis, the Killigrew family, Falmouth in the eighteenth century, the Packet Ship Service and the story of the town's growth. Susan Gay used many old documents and maps during her research for this book, many of which have sadly since been lost or destroyed, making the information found within this volume important and irreplaceable. The book on sale is a full scan of the 1903 volume. It is A5 in size, printed as black and white paperback with 264 numbered pages plus several front sheets containing an introduction, list of contents etc. It contains illustrations throughout as per the original book. NB: THE PAGES OF THE SCAN MAY CONTAIN SOME IMPERFECTIONS THAT WERE EITHER PART OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK OR INTRODUCED DURING THE EXTENSIVE SCANNING PROCESS. HOWEVER, ALL WORDS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE




The Story of Old Falmouth


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Kings of the Road


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For fans of The Perfect Mile and Born to Run, a riveting, three-pronged narrative about the golden era of running in America--the 1970s--as seen through the fascinating lives and careers of running greats, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar.




The Story of Pemaquid


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The Year We Disappeared


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When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. Then everything changed overnight. Her police officer father, John, was driving to his shift when someone leveled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left John's jaw on the passenger seat of his car-literally. While clinging to life, he managed to write down the name of the only person he thought could have pulled the trigger. The suspect? A local ex-con with rumored mob connections. The motive? Officer Busby was scheduled to testify against the suspect's family in an upcoming trial. Overnight, the Busbys went from being the "family next door" to one under 24-hour armed guard, with police escorts to school, and no contact with friends. Worse, the shooter was still on the loose, and it seemed only a matter of time before he'd come after John-or someone else in the family-again. With few choices left to them, the Busby family went into hiding, severing all ties to the only life they had known.




Five Million Tides


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Five Million Tides is the story of Cornwall's Helford River from the Stone Age to the dawning of the twenty-first century. From prehistoric pioneers and their megalithic successors, this account goes on to expose a remarkable truth: the Helford became one of Europe's most significant waterways during the Iron Age and Roman periods. Despite being mainland Britain's southernmost safe haven, it has not always been a place of good fortune – once a thriving seat of Celtic Christianity the river would ultimately become more synonymous with lawless seafarers. Nor could it be relied upon for sanctuary from every storm, as the graves of mariners in its village churchyards attest. Although now overshadowed by its more famous sibling estuaries, the Helford is an enigmatic beauty of the family whose rich past deserves wider knowledge.




The Story of Old Falmouth (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Story of Old Falmouth The purpose of the publishers in presenting a series of books to be known as the Pioneer Towns of our country, is to give the local his tory of the early settlements in the United States, with all the detail which can be gathered from authentic or private records, to the end that a complete account may be had of the beginning and the growth of each town or locality which can be called a pioneer in the settlement of the several States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




The Literary News


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The Publishers Weekly


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