Remembering Manchester: Towering Titans and Unsung Heroes

by John Clayton

Overview

The general's courage and calm under pressure would be echoed by many other sons and daughters of Manchester in the succeeding centuries, as the hamlet settled around Amoskeag Falls grew into New Hampshire's largest city. John Clayton describes thirty-two of the Queen City's most remarkable residents, from Iwo Jima flag raiser Rene Gagnon and fast-food innovator Richard McDonald to lesser-known but equally compelling figures, including beloved lunch cart driver Arthur Red Ullrich and the late firefighter Dave Anderson. Collecting columns first published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, Clayton reveals the essence of Manchester's enduring strength and appeal: its people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596297067
Publisher:	History Press, The
Publication date:	06/26/2009
Series:	American Chronicles Ser.
Pages:	156
Sales rank:	1,210,450
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John Clayton is the author of The Cowboy Girl and other books. Since 1993 he has written regularly about history and culture for Montana Magazine, the Montana Quarterly, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, and even some publications that don't include "Montana" in their names. You can learn more at his website, www.johnclaytonbooks.com.