Manchester: Vivre La Difference (Images of Modern America)

By: Gary Samson and Robert B. Perreault

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Synopsis: Known as New Hampshire�s �Queen City,� Manchester could be called �Change City.� Throughout its history, it has reinvented itself many times. From a Native American fishing and gathering place called Amoskeag to a Yankee colonial town known as Derryfield, it became a multiethnic industrial center, the �Manchester of America,� home of the world-famous Amoskeag Manufacturing Company (1831�1936). When Amoskeag Manufacturing closed during the Depression, �the city that would not die� was reborn through more diversified industries that carried it through the post�World War II era. Several decades of urban renewal saw the demolition of many older buildings and entire neighborhoods. Lamenting the loss of Boston & Maine Railroad�s Union Station and St. Mary�s Bank�s marble building, Manchester residents drew inspiration from the US bicentennial in 1976 to create a renaissance of interest in history and architecture, which brought about the adaptation to modern use of several remaining older structures. Yet more major losses came in 1978 and 1989 with the destruction of the State Theatre and Manchester�s beloved Notre Dame Bridge.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781439663219
Related ISBNs:: 9781467127110
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:: 03/15/20
Copyrighted By:: Robert B. Perreault
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Gary Samson