The Golden Age of Hull: Old Home Week, Neighbors and Gala Days

by Galluzzo, John

• ISBN13: 9781596291089
• ISBN10: 1596291087
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-30
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

The seaside town of Hull, Massachusetts, has long been a place for summer relaxation, where outdoor band concerts and the lingering scent of clambakes enticed children of all ages to visit and patronize the grand hotels of Nantasket Beach: the Rockland House, the Atlantic House, the Hotel Nantasket and more. Elegant side-wheel steamboats plied the waters from Hull to Boston and back, carrying their passengers in a style that became synonymous with summer on Boston's South Shore.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
A Notebook in an Attic	p. 13
Neighbors	p. 17
Diversity	p. 23
Wrecker, Lifesaver, Hero	p. 27
Connected End to End	p. 33
Thompson's Wall	p. 38
The Champ Leaves His Mark on Hull	p. 42
A Tormented Soul	p. 50
Elegance Unparalleled	p. 57
Steamboats Ashore	p. 63
Pebbles on the Hill	p. 67
The Father of American Bicycling	p. 70
Four Centuries of Fish	p. 75
H.D. Corey and His Wonderful Horseless Carriage	p. 81
Old Home Week	p. 89
Small Town, Big Heart	p. 96
Gala Days	p. 100
Childe Harold	p. 104
A Bit of Hull History Heads to Sea	p. 110
Change	p. 114
Bibliography	p. 121
About the Author	p. 125
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