by Eleanor O'Donnell

• Belman, Felice, and Mike Pride, editors. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CENTURY; CONCORD MONITOR PROFILES OF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO SHAPED IT. University Press of New England, 2001. $19.95 ISBN 1-58465-087-7
  To commemorate the end of an era, the staff of the Concord Monitor profiled 100 of the state's most interesting characters, who participated in a wide array of key events and issues. Included are Christa McAuliffe, William Loeb, Sherman Adams, Thornton Wilder and Donald Hall.
• Bolnick, Bruce, Doreen and Daniel. WATERFALLS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS: 30 TRIPS TO 100 WATERFALLS. 2nd ed. Countryman Press, 1999. $18.00 ISBN 0-88150-464-5
  This updated edition covers several waterfalls that can be visited in a single trip, including information on how to reach the falls, trail conditions, and highlights along the way, as well as descriptions of the falls themselves.
• Broehl, Wayne, Jr. TUCK & TUCKER: THE ORIGIN OF THE GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL. University Press of New England, 1999. $19.95 ISBN 0-87451-916-0
  Edward Tuck, the financier, wrote to William Jewett Tucker, president of Dartmouth College in 1898 that he wanted to do something for his alma mater. The result was the founding of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. The history of the school and the life of its founder is recounted in this work.
• Burgess, Colin. TEACHER IN SPACE: CHRISTA MCAULIFFE AND THE CHALLENGER LEGACY. University of Nebraska Press, 2000. $24.95 ISBN 0-8032-6182-9
  Christa McAuliffe's life is celebrated and her legacy is explored in this work. She brought the joy and excitement of learning, exploration, and accomplishment to her students.
• Burroughs, Jon. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TRAIL GUIDE: HIKING TRAILS IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Appalachian Mountain Club, 1999. $16.95 ISBN 1-878239-73-2
  Comprehensive guide to the trails and mountains of Southern New Hampshire. Includes trail descriptions, distances, elevation gains, and hiking times.
• Casanave, Suki. NATURAL WONDERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 2nd edition. Country Roads Press, 1999. $21.95 ISBN 1-56626-140-6
  Arranged by region, this updated guide to New Hampshire's natural wonders invites you to enjoy the state's parks, forests and reserves, its wildlife and birdlife areas.
• Davis, Harry. THE ART OF TASHA TUDOR. Little, Brown, 2000. $34.95 ISBN 0-316-17493-9
  More than 150 of her finest paintings and drawings illustrate this book, which provides a definitive look at how Tasha Tudor's life has created her art, and how her art has shaped her life.
• Fuller, Mary Lou. SISTERS BY HEART: PARTNERS IN AGING: A MEMOIR OF TWO WOMEN. Kalm Publishing, P.O. Box 522, Durham, N.H. 03824. 2001. $14.95, plus $2.00 S & H. ISBN 0-9657894-3-8
  Mary Lou Fuller, author of A Horse in the Ladies' Room, writes with humor of her 20 year friendship with her partner in Kalm Publishing, how they met, their lives together, coping with home improvement projects, adventures in their recreational vehicle, buying and selling antiques, writing books, and starting their own publishing company. The book includes a collection of their favorite recipes, enough for two people.
• Gilbert, Alma M., and Judith B. Tankard. A PLACE OF BEAUTY: THE ARTISTS AND GARDENS OF THE CORNISH COLONY. Ten Speed Press, 2000. $29.95 ISBN 1-58008-129-0
  Profiles of the artists who lived in the Cornish colony at the beginning of the 20th century, and the imaginative gardens they designed, including photographs and full color reproductions of the artwork inspired by the Cornish landscape.
• Haddock, Doris. GRANNY D: WALKING ACROSS AMERICA IN MY 90TH YEAR. Random, 2001. $21.95 ISBN 0-375-50539-3
  Ninety year old Doris Haddock, from Dublin, N.H., completed a fourteen month walk from Los Angeles to the steps of the Capitol in Washington D.C. in February 2000. Her purpose was to focus attention on the need for campaign finance reform. The diary she kept on the journey tracks the progress of her walk, the people she met along the way, and recalls events in her life.
• Hebert, Ernest. THE OLD AMERICAN. University Press of New England, 2000. $24.95 ISBN 1-58465-073-7
  Set in New England and Canada during the French and Indian Wars, this novel was inspired by the story of Nathan Blake, the first frame house builder, in Keene, N.H., who was abducted by the Algonkians and held in Canada as a slave.
• Images of America series.
  Jasper, Laurie A. HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Arcadia Publishing, 2000. $18.99 ISBN 0-7385-0277-4
  Originally part of Dunstable, Massachusetts, the town has had many name changes, but finally became Hudson in 1830. Photographs from the Hudson Historical Society and private collections portray people and important institutions in the history of the town.
• Jager, Ronald, and Grace. THE GRANITE STATE, NEW HAMPSHIRE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. American Historical Press, 2000. $32.95 ISBN 1-892724-15-4
  This volume was intended as a revision of the authors' earlier book, New Hampshire; an illustrated history of the Granite State, but is virtually a new work, including a new chapter, more illustrations, and a timeline, which highlights the major events in the state's history.
• McGrath, Robert L. GODS IN GRANITE: THE ART OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Syracuse University Press, 2001. $49.95 ISBN 0-8156-0663-X
  This book surveys the landscape of the White Mountains through the artistic and tourist life of the region as it appears in paintings and illustrations. The author is professor of art history at Dartmouth College.
• Moore, Emily. STRONG STUFF: MOTHERS' STORIES. Order from author at EMstrongstuff@aol.com, or visit the website: www.emilywmoore.com. 2001. $23.95; 205 discount to libraries - $18.70, plus $4.00 S & H for one book, $6.00 S & H for two. ISBN 1-58500-562-2
  Motherhood changed this Deerfield, N.H. author's life, which became centered around her children. Her need to know what other mothers thought about mothering has resulted in this book, which includes 84 stories by mothers of various social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Perkins, Mary Coolidge. ONCE I WAS VERY YOUNG. With a new introduction by Woodard D. Openo. Published for the Wentworth-Coolidge Museum by Peter E. Randall, 2000. $20.00 ISBN 0-914339-88-5
  In this memoir, written in 1960 for her grandchildren, Molly Coolidge Perkins recalls her childhood in the house now known as the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion.
• Pride, Mike, and Mark Travis. MY BRAVE BOYS: TO WAR WITH COLONEL CROSS AND THE FIGHTING FIFTH. University Press of New England, 2001. $27.95 ISBN 1-58465-075-3
  The Fifth New Hampshire regiment, recruited in 1861, and, under the command of Edward Cross, was sent to reinforce the Army of the Potomac. By 1863, only 156 men out of a total of 1,183 returned to New Hampshire. This book tells the story of those volunteers and the man who led them.
• Scudder, Brent E. Scudder's White Mountain viewing guide. Bondcliff Books, 2000. $16.95 ISBN 0-965475-7-3
  When viewing the scenery from a mountain top, the landscape looks very much the same as that seen from another. The diagrams contained in this book are panoramas from 40 mountain tops in New Hampshire and from three other peaks on its borders. Prominent terrain features are labeled and summit views identified.
• Stecker, Ann Page. OUR VOICES, OUR TOWN: A HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1950-2000. Peter E. Randall, Publisher, 2000. Order from Town of New London, P.O. Box 240, New London, NH 03257. Deluxe edition: $85.00; Regular edition: $30.00
  In the foreword, Hilary Cleveland, Chairman of the New History Committee, remarks that living in New London is her idea of Heaven. The author, Anne Page Stecker, tells the story of progress and change; the decline of farming; the highway threatening to split the town in half; the development of a regional school system; the Colby Junior College for women becoming a co-education Colby-Sawyer College; the town's passion for the beauty of the land. An appendix provides biographical records of over 3,000 families living in New London during this time period.
• Turpeinen, Olli. THE FINNS IN NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Sampo Publishing, 2001. Available from the Richards Free Library, 58 North Main Street, Newport, N.H. 03773. $15.00, plus $3.00 S & H.
  The Finns began arriving in Newport in the 1880s to work in the mills and factories. This book tells who they were, why they came, and about their working and social life. Up to now, not much has been written about this immigrant group in New England. The author is a Newport resident and retired teacher.

  Corrections:

  Typographical errors in the titles and ISBNs of two books listed in the April/May/June issue of Granite State Libraries. Please note the following corrections:

  Thompson, Judith R. A SWITCH IN TIME. Published by iuniverse.com, 2001. $12.95 ISBN 0-595-16822-1

  Topalian, Naomi G. BREAKING THE ROCK OF TRADITION: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Order from Naomi G. Topalian, 46 Circle Road, Lexington, MA 02420. 2000. $29.95, plus $3.00 S & H. ISBN 0-936893-18-4