SEACOAST BOOKS

The history of a town is written into its streets and parks and rivers and schools. Now Portsmouth residents can trace the story of the street they live on. More than 450 are included here. This revolutionary reference book is manna for historians and mind candy for those who just love Portsmouth.

SEACOAST POETRY

Jack Ringbolt was buried at sea, but that wasn’t the end of him. In this incredible poem by a handicapped author, Jack rises again. It is part horror story, part religious rapture. It is also one of the most interesting maritime ballads written locally until the arrival of Portsmouth laureate John Perrault.

NH MOVIES
The Making of "Family Trees"

Movie extras are like cattle. The director pushes them left and right while the real actors get all the attention. Here the author plays a lowly role, then is cut out of the final film. Then the film never gets released. How low, we ask you, can one guy go?

SEACOAST POETRY

After a stirring term as Portsmouth poet laureate, John Perrault has yet another book of verse. Fellow laureate Marie Harris says of his latest collection: "His poems are heartfelt, unsentimental, tender and muscular . . . political and deeply personal."

SEACOAST POEMS

The best place to hide something is in the most obvious place. Local poet Clara Lynn tells an amazing story of an enslaved NH man who saves his owner's fortune using his wit and true grit. Adapted from an account in "Brewster's Rambles", the ballad writer taps into African American history in a New England seaport town.

SEACOAST NH FILM

So many movie scripts, so little time. Oscar winner Louis de Rochemont had big plans to make more Seacoast movies. There was one about a Portsmouth tycoon, another about an island murder and a third about a lively boy from Exeter. But alas, even the prolific de Rochemont could not do it all. A rare behind-the-scenes report.

SEACOAST POETRY

The passenger train is back in Seacoast, New Hampshire after disappearing for decades. Severed from passenger service in the middle of the 20th century, the region is coming to terms with 85 miles per hour commuting again? And how did NH farmers feel about the coming of the early railroads that cut through family farms. Sam Foss rails against the railway.

SEACOAST POEMS

What can slow the mighty locomotive that appears all powerful. Not a cannon, not a giant, not an army. Accoarding to Portsmouth poet Charles Brewster, the enemy of the train is the snowflake. It may look small and live only briefly, but there are strength in numbers.

SEACOAST NH BOOKS

Who are those people who sell fresh goods each week at the Seacoast Farmer’s Market? This homegrown volume takes you to the family farms of twenty local independents. Celebrate the survival of these unsung business owners by ordering a copy of "Farm to Market" by an award-winning local photographer.