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Oldport Days is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1873. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus... Read Full Overview

"Tales of the Old Port Days" vividly transports readers back to the bustling maritime hubs of the 18th and 19th centuries, during the height of the colonial era and the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Set against the backdrop of historic trade routes and iconic sailing ships... Read Full Overview

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A charming collection of essays and stories about life in a New England seaside town. Full of wit, humor, and warmth, this book is a delightful read for anyone interested in American history and culture.

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Our August life rushes by, in Oldport, as if we were all shot from the mouth of a cannon, and were endeavoring to exchange visiting-cards on the way. But in September, when the great hotels are closed, and the bronze dogs that guarded the portals of the Ocean House are collected... Read Full Overview

"Oldport Days" from Thomas Wentworth Higginson. American author (1823-1911).

Our August life rushes by, in Oldport, as if we were all shot from the mouth of a cannon, and were endeavoring to exchange visiting-cards on the way. But in September, when the great hotels are closed, and the bronze dogs that guarded the portals of the Ocean House are collected... Read Full Overview

A charming collection of essays and stories about life in a New England seaside town. Full of wit, humor, and warmth, this book is a delightful read for anyone interested in American history and culture.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,... Read Full Overview

Oldport Days is a collection of essays written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, an American author, minister, and abolitionist, in 1873. The book is a nostalgic recollection of the author's experiences living in the coastal town of Newport, Rhode Island during the mid-19th century... Read Full Overview

Oldport Days is a collection of essays written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, first published in 1873. The essays are based on Higginson's experiences living in Newport, Rhode Island during the mid-19th century. The book provides a detailed account of life in Newport during this... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview