{"product_id":"becoming-portsmouth-laura-pope-9781467137607","title":"Becoming Portsmouth: Voices from a Half Century of Change","description":"At midcentury, two federal urban renewal projects in the gritty, blue-collar navy town of Portsmouth decimated two neighborhoods. But in the 1970s and '80s--thanks to an influx of artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs--the Port City emerged as a beacon of arts, culinary excellence and preservation. Iconoclast Jay Smith opened the Press Room, the celebrated music club. A group of concerned citizens saved the Music Hall, the last of Portsmouth's vaudeville theaters. And a Dutch family opened the Euro-style Caf  Petronella next to a biker bar. Author and historian Laura Pope edits a collection of essays detailing the changes in the last half of the past century that made Portsmouth a lauded arts- and food-lovers' hub and, finally, a diverse tourist destination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Pope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 146713760X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467137607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Laura Pope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936118440191,"sku":"9781467137607","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cffb429e-1926-4895-a47f-c42451b2caa4.jpg?v=1681423694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-portsmouth-laura-pope-9781467137607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}