UNION PARK PRESS 2014-2015
NEW TITLE DIRTY OLD BOSTON
FOUR DECADES OF A CITY IN TRANSITION
BOSTON
dir ty OLD fou r dec ade s tra nsi tio n of a cit y in
JIM BOTTICELLI
HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHY NEW ENGLAND
PAPERBACK 8 X 10 296 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934-598-12-2 1-934598-12-7 NOVEMBER 2014 $30 US
When Jim Botticelli launched the Dirty Old Boston Facebook page as a salute to the gritty city he once knew, he discovered that thousands of people were equally nostalgic and curious about Boston’s recent past. And for good reason; during the four decades following World War II, Boston changed rapidly, without apology, for better and for worse, and in many ways forever. Rich and compelling, Dirty Old Boston chronicles the people, streets, and buildings from the postwar years to 1987. From ball games to dive bars, and amidst an ever-changing skyline, Dirty Old Boston captures some of the city’s most dramatic and tumultuous events including the wholesale razing of neighborhoods, Boston’s busing crisis, and the continual fight for affordable housing. Photographs—assembled from family albums, student projects, institutional archives, and professional collections—reveal Boston as seen from the streets. What emerges is a narrative of a city tearing down and rebuilding, protesting and celebrating, fading and thriving. Illuminating Boston’s singular tenacity and spirit, Dirty Old Boston presents our proud moments and doesn’t shy away from our growing pains. Raw and beautiful, this book is an important and evocative tribute to the city and its people.
JIM BOTTICELLI MOVED TO BOSTON IN 1971 AND NEVER LEFT. HE IS A FORMER DJ AT WMBR AND WILD. HE SPENT THIRTY YEARS TEACHING FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IS THE CREATOR OF THE DIRTY OLD BOSTON FACEBOOK PAGE.
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SPRING 2015 AMERICAN BURGER REVIVAL CRAFT A RIGHTEOUS BURGER
THE COASTAL TABLE
RECIPES INSPIRED BY THE FARMLANDS AND SEASIDE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
When acclaimed chef Samuel Monsour and burger critic Richard Chudy join forces, burger magic happens. American Burger Revival elevates and redefines what the humble burger can be.
When Karen Covey moved to the South Coast of Massachusetts, she found an exceptional community of farmers, winemakers, chefs, cheesemakers, and fishermen thriving upon the region’s unique coastal geography, quietly producing some of the best food in the Northeast. Until recently, though, few outside the culinary world have discovered the breadth and caliber of ingredients available from the coastline of Southern New England—that’s about to change.
With more than 120 recipes to mix and match mouthwatering components, Monsour and Chudy provide home cooks with the tools and know-how they need to build the perfect, flavor-packed burger worthy of the hippest restaurants from coast to coast.
COOKING
PAPERBACK 8 X 10 248 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934-598-13-9 1-934598-13-5 APRIL 2015 $29.95 US
Gorgeous photography, helpful tips, and plenty of personality will inspire readers to put their own original spin on their burgers and give them the confidence they need to create their own burger masterpieces.
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SAMUEL MONSOUR IS A CIA-TRAINED CHEF WHO HAS RECEIVED
COOKING NEW ENGLAND
PAPERBACK 7½ X 9¼ 232 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-10-8 1-934598-10-0 SEPTEMBER 2013 $29.95 US
With The Coastal Table, Covey captures seaside living in New England at its freshest and most innovative. With more than 120 recipes that update and modernize traditional New England fare, The Coastal Table is filled with dishes for casual beach days, sophisticated outdoor entertaining, and simple, everyday meals. Including contributions by New England’s finest chefs from Newport to Ogunquit, this is a book written for the home cook who yearns for the New England seaside—and its flavors—all year round.
“… one of the year’s most visually stunning cookbooks and a lovely homage to local food…” -Gail Ciampa / Providence Journal
AWARDS FOR HIS INNOVATIVE FOOD. HE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE FOOD NETWORK, THE BOSTON GLOBE, EATER, AND BOSTON MAGAZINE. HE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES.
RICHARD CHUDY GRADUATED FROM THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF
KAREN J. COVEY IS A PERSONAL CHEF AND FOOD WRITER. HER ARTICLES AND RECIPES HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE MAGAZINE,
CULINARY ARTS AND WORKS AS A PRIVATE CHEF. HE IS THE MAN BEHIND
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, EDIBLE SOUTH SHORE, WHOLE FOODS MAR-
THE IMMENSELY POPULAR BOSTON BURGER BLOG AND WRITES FOR
KET MAGAZINE AND LEITE’S CULINARIA.
FOOD REPUBLIC AND EATER BOSTON.
BACKLIST DISCOVERING THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS
UNDER CAPE COD WATERS
A GUIDE TO THE CITY’S HIDDEN SHORES
Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands is an indispensable resource for those who want to uncover the best kept secret in the Northeast.
TRAVEL HISTORY NEW ENGLAND
PAPERBACK 6X9 224 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-06-1 1-934598-06-2 MAY 2011, 2ND ED. $17.95 US
Part history, part travel guide, Christopher Klein has written the most compelling invitation to explore the Boston Harbor Islands National Park area to date. Complete with resource listings of recreational activities on and around the harbor islands and richly illustrated with more than 150 full-color photographs, Klein’s comprehensive coverage and keen wit are sure to inspire thousands of landlubbers and mariners to leave port for many summers to come.
“A wonderful companion piece to the hidden island treasures off Boston’s coast.” Dennis Lehane | Author of Shutter Island “Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands is not your average guidebook. It is an exceptional example of its genre… Don’t visit the islands without it, and, by all means, visit!” Carol Standish | Points East Magazine
CHRISTOPHER KLEIN IS A WRITER AND AUTHOR SPECIALIZING IN TRAVEL AND HISTORY. HIS WORK HAS APPEARED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE, NEW ENGLAND TRAVEL, BOSTON MAGAZINE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
TRAVELER, AND AAA HORIZONS. CHRIS LIVES ON THE MAINLAND WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.
In Under Cape Cod Waters, award-winning photojournalist Ethan Daniels captures the mystery of the often overlooked natural communities along the Cape Cod coast. The Cape’s near-shore waters are both diverse and productive, making these coastal ecosystems as dynamic and prodigious as any along the Atlantic shoreline. With the trained eye of a scientist and the sensibilities of an artist, Daniels photographs the resilient life forms that play such a vital role in maintaining the health and well being of this cherished peninsula.
PHOTOGRAPHY NATURE CAPE COD
HARDCOVER 12 X 10 152 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-05-4 1-934598-05-4 JUNE 2010 $35.00 US
The result is a stunning portrait of a world often only seen from the surface. With chapters devoted to each of the Cape’s aquatic ecosystems—the salt marsh, the bay, the open ocean, and freshwater ponds—Daniels at once enlightens and educates us about the treasures hidden amidst this mesmerizing seascape.
“This is a beautifully designed and printed book, both elegant and informative.” Stephen Frink | Alert Diver Magazine
ETHAN DANIELS
IS AN AWARD-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST. HIS PHOTOGRAPHY AND JOURNALISM HAVE APPEARED IN SCUBA DIVER AUSTRALASIA, CAPE COD LIFE, UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE, AND
SPORT DIVING MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHER PUBLICATIONS. HE LIVES IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA WITH HIS FAMILY.
CRAFTY BASTARDS
DRINKING BOSTON
A HISTORY OF THE CITY AND ITS SPIRITS
BEER IN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE MAYFLOWER TO MODERN DAY
BEER HISTORY NEW ENGLAND PAPERBACK 6 X 9 IN 200 PAGES B/W PHOTOGRAPHS
978-1-934598-11-5 1-934598-11-9
MAY 2014 $18.50 US
The region that defined Yankee ingenuity has a beer heritage keeping with its character. Brewing in New England goes back four centuries, beginning with the Pilgrims who dropped anchor in Plymouth because their supply of beer was running low. (They survived the winter, planted a crop of barley, and promptly brewed the first ale.)
From the camaraderie of the Colonial taverns to the saloons of the turn of the century; from Prohibition—a period rife with class politics, social reform, and opportunism—to a trail of nightclub neon so bright, it was called the “Conga Belt,” Drinking Boston pays tribute to the fascinating role alcohol has played throughout the city’s history.
Making beer in New England hasn’t always been easy. Puritan housewives, Industrial Era beer moguls, and contemporary craft brewers alike have concocted humankind’s oldest beverage in the face of scarce ingredients, legal hurdles, and public indifference. Despite these challenges, beer has always been a staple of New England life—at no time more than the present. New England microbrewers are multiplying like yeast cells in a batch of fermenting ale, each concocting a unique list of brews.
Teasing out this curious relationship—in particular, the clash between a constrained Puritanism (lingering like a hangover today) and a raucous revolutionary spirit—Drinking Boston introduces the cast of characters who championed or vilified drinking and the places where they gathered, legally or otherwise. Visiting some of Boston’s most storied neighborhood bars, this pub crawl ends with Boston’s distinct recipe for the current cocktail renaissance sweeping the nation.
COCKTAILS HISTORY NEW ENGLAND
PAPERBACK 6 X 9 IN 288 PAGES B/W PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-09-2 1-934598-09-7 OCTOBER 2012 $18.50 US
With Crafty Bastards: Beer in New England from the Mayflower to Modern Day, former bartender, brewer, and drinks journalist Lauren Clark deepens our appreciation for beer and the challenges inherent in creating the perfect pint. Giving voice to the inimitable Yankee spirit that allows New Englanders to faithfully produce some of best beers in the nation, Clark invites readers to take a giant swig of brewing past and present.
“... Schorow makes it hard to put this one down.” Courtney Cox | Beer Advocate
“This is the New England the Puritans warned everybody about, but few have chronicled.” -Wayne Curtis / And a Bottle of Rum LAUREN CLARK IS A FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND FORMER BARTENDER AND BREWER.
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ARTICLES HAVE APPEARED IN IMBIBE MAGAZINE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE BOSTON GLOBE, THE BOSTON HERALD, JANE, AND YANKEE MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHER PUBLICATIONS. CLARK IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE POPULAR WEBSITE DRINKBOSTON.COM.
Stephanie Schorow serves up Boston’s intoxicating story: its spirit of invention, its hardscrabble politics, its mythology, and the city’s never-ending battle between personal freedom and civic reform.
STEPHANIE SCHOROW IS THE AUTHOR OF SIX BOOKS ON BOSTON HISTORY, INCLUDING BOSTON
ON FIRE, THE COCOANUT GROVE FIRE AND THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY. SHE HAS WORKED FOR THE BOSTON HERALD AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NEW ENGLAND’S HISTORIC HOMES & GARDENS KIM KNOX BECKIUS & WILLIAM H. JOHNSON
PAPERBACK 7½ X 9¼ 248 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-08-5 1-934598-08-9 OCTOBER 2011 $23.50 US
New England’s Historic Homes & Gardens is a detailed study of the architectural features, landscape elements, and ingenuity that makes the thirty-six properties featured here stunning examples of classic America style. From presidents and war heroes to icons of American literature and the arts, the grace and grandeur of these homes offer a glimpse into the lives of the men and women who shaped our nation. Beautiful photography brings the readers into the living rooms and gardens of some of America’s most influential people, making these immortal structures accessible to everyday readers and the amateur historian.
“...gorgeous photography and stories about the homes and their former residents.” Apartment Therapy
BOSTON’S GARDENS & GREEN SPACES
MEG MUCKENHOUPT
This beautifully designed guide provides readers with a new way to explore the contemporary and revered public spaces of the Boston area. With chapters on the Emerald Necklace, community gardens, and grand estates, as well as gardens devoted to art, healing, and children, Meg Muckenhoupt has given every resident and visitor to Greater Boston a reason to get outdoors.
PAPERBACK 7½ X 9¼ 192 PAGES FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS 978-1-934598-03-0 1-934598-03-8 APRIL 2010 $22.95 US
“Well-written and superbly illustrated ...” Robert J. Allison | Suffolk University
BOSTON BABY A FIELD GUIDE FOR URBAN PARENTS
KIM FOLEY MACKINNON PAPERBACK 5½ X 8 ½ 176 PAGES 2-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS 978-1-934598-02-3 1-934598-02-X JANUARY 2010 $17.95 US
Packed with the information local parents need—Boston Baby is an indispensable addition to your diaper bag.
NORTH SHORE BABY
A FIELD GUIDE FOR PARENTS NORTH OF BOSTON
DANA ROUSMANIERE
PAPERBACK 5½ X 8½ 240 PAGES B/W ILLUSTRATIONS 978-1-934598-07-8 1-934598-07-0 NOVEMBER 2011 $17.95 US
The perfect resource for new parents and parents new to the North Shore.
THE DIE-HARD SPORTS FAN’S GUIDE TO BOSTON A SPECTATOR’S HANDBOOK
CHRISTOPHER KLEIN PAPERBACK 5½ X 8 ½ 269 PAGES B/W PHOTOGRAPHS, 16PP FULL-COLOR 978-1-934598-04-7 1-934598-04-6 JUNE 2009 $17.95 US
The only comprehensive guide to the incredible range of spectator sporting events in and around the Hub. This is your all-access ticket to the greatest sports city in the world.
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