Bibliography
The most thorough and fascinating texts for Marblehead and its history:
Marblehead: The Spirit of '76 lives Here
by Virginia Gamage and Priscilla Lord, 1976.
History and Traditions of Marblehead
by Samuel Roads, 1896.
A short but comprehensive historical summary:
Marblehead: Your Town Past and Present
by Charlotte F. Roads, c.1950,
Re-printed by the Town of Marblehead's Historical Commission, 1993.
Information about the 1600s:
Marblehead in 1700
by Sidney Perley (reprint, Essex Institute Historical Collections Journal)
The Founding of Marblehead
by Thomas Gray, 1984.
Both can be found in the special collections of libraries in Essex County.
Native American information:
"The First Inhabitants Of Marblehead"
by Donald A. Doliber, 1999, in Marblehead Magazine, Legendinc.com
A portrait of the town in the 1700s:
The Illustrated Journals of Ashley Bowen
ed. and annotated by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith, 1973.
(including one of the earliest existing images of the town, a delightful watercolor)
An investigation of the life of Ashley Bowen, mariner, and fishermen in general:
A Young Man and the Sea and Young Men and the Sea
by professor Daniel Vickers, 2005.
Thorough discussions of Marblehead's fishing and maritime history:
Farmers & Fishermen
by professor Daniel Vickers, 1994.
Commerce & Culture
by professor Christine Heyrman, 1984.
Disasters Etc.:The Maritime World of Marblehead 1815-1865
by John Kimball, 2005.
Extensive material about Marblehead's Revolutionary regiment:
General John Glover and his Marblehead mariners
by George Billias, 1968
"Soldier in a Longboat"
by George Billias, in American Heritage Magazine, Feb.1960
Early settlement and church history:
Under the Golden Cod
published by Old North Church
A new booklet with new information soon to bepublished by St.Michael's Church.
Two handy booklets about architecture and homes in Marblehead:
The Lure of Marblehead
by Virginia C. Gamage, 1993
An Interesting Tour and Guide to Some Interesting Old Streets and Houses in Marblehead, Massachusetts
by Ruth M. Strachan, 1970.
Parks and Conservation lands:
Discovering Marblehead: A Guide to Open Spaces and [Natural] Historic Places, published by the Marblehead Conservancy, 2001.
Pirates and Marblehead:
Ashton's Memorial: An History of the Strange Adventures and Signal Deliverances of Mr. Philip Ashton, Jun. and A Short Account of Nicholas Merritt's Escape from the Pirates,
by John Barnard, 1726, edited by Russell W. Knight, 1976.
Shipwrecks:
Shipwrecks North of Boston: Salem Bay
by Raymond H. Bates, Jr., Commonwealth Editions, 2000
Marblehead Legends:
'Headers in Life & Legend
by Russell W. Knight, 2007
Marblehead Myths, Legends and Lore: From storied past to modern mystery
by Pam Peterson, 1989
Photos of Marblehead's resort era:
Several booklets published by Arcadia Publishers & Marblehead.org
A number of booklets and pamphlets recount various aspects of Marblehead's multi-faceted story. Most are available at the town's Public Library, or can be purchased online.
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