Pocket Guide to Salem

by Thomas Franklin Hunt and Henry Morrill Batchelder

Nonfiction / History

The original "Pocket Guide" from 1885 published by Salem's own H.P. Ives Booksellers. Written by Hunt and Batchelder this book provides us of a snapshot of Salem right after the bust of the Maritime Industry that led Salem in becoming the most wealthy city in the nation. It chronicle the history of Salem back to its roots filled with its triumphs and failures. Extra photos of Salem's past are fitted within the leaves of this book that were not in the original printing. Plus original advertisements are kept in their entirety for us to see which sponsored the first printing.

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Nonfiction / History