Recent books on Scituate

Check out these books by local historian Lyle Nyberg

Seacoast Scituate By Air by Lyle Nyberg, Gary Banks & Bill Richardson
A scenic survey of Scituate's fascinating seacoast. Here are 70 splendid photos by local pilots/photographers, in color. They cover the town’s beaches, oceansides, rivers, islands, marshes, and harbors. The book describes the views and their centuries-long histories. The book's cover, for example, shows Scituate Harbor and its iconic Scituate Light, built in 1811.  https://www.lylenyberg.com/copy-of-3d-cliff

On a Cliff  by Lyle Nyberg
This book is devoted to scenic Third Cliff, a magical meeting place of land, river, and sea, and to those who have called it home. It traces the transformation of seacoast Scituate from a colonial town of the 1600s into a summer destination of the 1900s, and the conversion of farmland into summer colonies.  https://www.lylenyberg.com/coming-soon-01

Summer Suffragists: Woman Suffrage Activists in Scituate, Massachusetts by Lyle Nyberg

A surprising number of nationally recognized suffragist leaders spent summers in seaside Scituate, Massachusetts. This book creates a revealing portrait of their lives in what was arguably the nation’s summer suffragist capital, using original research and previously unpublished records. It also offers a highly readable account of their personal and activist lives in Boston, New York, Washington, and elsewhere, fighting for women’s right to vote. https://www.lylenyberg.com/copy-of-home