New Hampshire Icons - 50 Classic Symbols of the Granite State

Informationen zum Autor By Matthew P. Mayo and Jennifer Smith-Mayo Klappentext New Hampshire literally has something for everyone: urban types looking for bookstores, coffee shops, swank eateries, and nightclubs; outdoorsy folks searching for endless vistas atop the high peaks of the White Mountains; history buffs seeking clues to the state's rich past; or snow-loving families hoping to schuss the slopes all day long. It is a place of quaint villages, swimming holes, general stores, and hillside farms. And its people, those singular Granite Staters, are the friendly caretakers who make sure it's there for all to enjoy. Profiled within these pages are fifty classic symbols of this extraordinary state, revealing little-known facts, longtime secrets, and historical legends. From frost heaves to Robert Frost, from Stonyfield Yogurt to the New Hampshire State House, New Hampshire Icons offers up the inside story on the Granite State. Did you know that New Hampshire has the shortest coastline of any state (18 miles)? That Mt. Washington is the official home of the world's worst weather? That pumpkins are the official state fruit? New Hampshire Icons features the people, places, events, foods, animals, and traditions that make it the singular state it is. Zusammenfassung The state of New Hampshire is illustrated through gorgeous photographs and evocative essays! showcasing 50 iconic places! events! inventions! foods! and objects from the Granite State.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew P. Mayo, Matthew P. Ith-Mayo Mayo, Matthew P. Smith-Mayo Mayo, Mayo Matthew P., Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Smith-Mayo Jennifer
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2012
• EAN: 9780762771448
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-7144-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Icons; Icons (Globe Pequot); Icons; Icons (Globe Pequot)
• Subjects: Travel > Illustrated books; USA, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, New England, TRAVEL / Pictorials, New Hampshire, Travel & holiday guides, HISTORY / United States / General, TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / General, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Travel and holiday guides, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, US Northeast, Northeast