Old Nantasket / by William M. Bergan.

Main entry:

Bergan, William M., author.

Title & Author:

Old Nantasket / by William M. Bergan.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Publication:

North Quincy, Mass. : Christopher Publishing House, [1969]
©1969

Description:

154 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
The Pilgrims - Plymouth County -- The big hotel -- Paragon Park -- Transportation -- Con games and the pickpocket -- Houses of ill repute -- The old order changeth -- Fork in the road -- Boss Smith. Boss Smith's town meeting -- The closed corporation -- Controlled elections -- Voting investigation -- Another shady deal -- Proper authority -- Friends -- Famous personalities. Opera singer; Lifesaver -- Prophet without honor -- Prohibition -- Famous firsts. First night baseball game; First lighthouse; First motorized pump; First third rail; First vessel to pass through canal; Odd items; Local character; Fifty years later.

ISBN:

0815800223
9780815800224

Subject:

Nantasket Beach (Mass.)
Massachusetts Nantasket Beach

Holdings:

Location: Library main 10413
Call No.: W13450; ID:85-B5932
Status: Available

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