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Among the more charming tales circulated about Portsmouth, N.H., is the marriage of Nicholas Rousselet to Catherine Elizabeth Moffatt in 1786. Betsy,...
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
David Dunbar had an uncanny ability to agitate people. Though born in Ireland to a family of little means, in 1708 he...
In 1862, the Confederate Naval vessel CSS Alabama was the scourge of the seas. Just over a year into the Civil War...
J.P. Marquand mastered two literary genres. As author of a 1930s detective series centering on the international crime-solving detective Mr. Moto, he...