Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire/Maine (Images of America Series)

It is hard to believe that just three little words, Isles of Shoals, can evoke as much romanticism as they do. Yet when those words are spoken, remembrances of years long pastof one of New Englands earliest and most prosperous fishing communities; of Celia Thaxter and her life well spent surrounded by beautiful flowers, fine art, and high-society friends; of Uncle Oscar Laighton and his ancient but unfailing smile; and of the Victorian grandeur of the expansive Oceanic and Appledore Hotelsbring one back to the glory days of the Isles of Shoals.Cann, Donald is the author of 'Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire/Maine (Images of America Series)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780738554532 and ISBN 0738554537.