The Big House : A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
5 journalers for this copy...
I greatly enjoyed this book. I'm from New England, and I spent summers working in summer communities during college.
While not all families have the rich background that Colt has, many summer 'camps' or 'cottages' that have been in
New England families have similar smells, history, and memories. I read this while on planes and travelling for work, wishing I could be in Maine at a summer cottage. I remember the smells and sounds he describes.
While not all families have the rich background that Colt has, many summer 'camps' or 'cottages' that have been in
New England families have similar smells, history, and memories. I read this while on planes and travelling for work, wishing I could be in Maine at a summer cottage. I remember the smells and sounds he describes.
Journal Entry 2 by svetlanazukas at USPS in to a fellow bookcrosser, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 13, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (9/13/2004 UTC) at USPS in to a fellow bookcrosser, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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On its way to California with a book in Italian... Buon appetito, JDT! :)
On its way to California with a book in Italian... Buon appetito, JDT! :)
I know I will enjoy this book - by the description and cover art alone!
Grazie, svetlanazukas! (we'll have a cappuccino in Florence in your honor!)
Grazie, svetlanazukas! (we'll have a cappuccino in Florence in your honor!)
A wonderful, detailed, loving memoir of a 100 year old summer home at Cape Cod; of the people in the four generations of a proper Bostonian family who summered there; and of the author's memories of the family, place, typical activities, and experiences over the years.
Sending on to VH-50 - part of a book relay.
Enjoy!
Sending on to VH-50 - part of a book relay.
Enjoy!
Received from JDT through a book relay. I'm looking forward to it, as I've spent 40+ summers in a (much less grand) house that--like the one in the book--is on the coast of southern Massachusetts (you could sail from mine to his and back in an afternoon, if you caught the tides through Woods Hole right) and has been in the family for generations.
Journal Entry 6 by VH-50 at Cool Beans, off Marietta Square in Marietta, Georgia USA on Friday, June 17, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (6/17/2005 UTC) at Cool Beans, off Marietta Square in Marietta, Georgia USA
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Left on the bookshelves in the alcove by the front door.
Left on the bookshelves in the alcove by the front door.
Went hunting for this book after seeing the release alert. I've heard of the book and look forward to reading it.
VH-50, thanks, and I wish you'd come to one of our monthly meetings some time on the 2nd Tuesday at Johnnie MacCracken's--we'd love to meet you!
VH-50, thanks, and I wish you'd come to one of our monthly meetings some time on the 2nd Tuesday at Johnnie MacCracken's--we'd love to meet you!
I got this at the latest meetup but forgot to "catch" it--sorry.
To be read...
To be read...
