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Airport Expansion

Author: Joseph Labbe

Publishing date: 11.05.2006 15:47

THE Nineteen Chapters of Change

No Better Book Can Bank Notes Buy!

Just how can two broadcasters tell a story about Manchester Boston Regional Airport? With the assistance of historical associations, eyewitnesses and tons of passion, these two, Ed Brouder and Moe Quirin tell a tale impeccably.

NOW AVAILABLE - MANCHESTER'S AIRPORT: FLYING THROUGH TIME

Long awaited by those close to the project the first 1000 copies of their 432 page masterpiece have been delivered to retailers and gift shops alike, with several hand delivered to historians and dignitaries.

1939 View of Hanger

More than just a story of tarmac and infrastructure, it is a story that often times trascends the balance between the development of technology, growth, and the personal cost of expansion-all in a small city we call home.

The home of ancestors, Albert and Ida Ringenwald

Imagine opening a book to find your own ancestors lost property here in 1937, and that their son would give up a career in professional baseball to earn the first issued pilot's license on the same site. Says Carol (Ringenwald) Labbe, my dear mom, "I've lived in Manchester my whole life, and never knew there was so much history to the airport! I'm so glad they (the authors) got this all down before the information was lost. Thank you Ed and Moe!!"

Hon. John Lynch and Ed Brouder

The whole project's inception goes back more than five years when Manchester native Moe Quirin suggested to former colleague and long time friend Ed Brouder that there "was a story here". Subsequent visits to Manchester from New Jersey where Quirin now resides were times of amazement for him as the airport grew to a scope he had never imagined. To Quirin, an avid transportation and railway aficionado, air travel was a logical progression of his studies. For Brouder, the stories of how the growth affected the neighbors was what eventually piqued his interest; the resulting research forging his resolve to help tell the tale.

The Authors Meet Joe McQuaid

Ed Brouder left; Joe McQuaid of the New Hampshire Union Leader, center; Moe Quirin right.

The book is closed...

...you'll have to get your own copy to learn all the intricate details of the story, from horses falling from the sky to the inconceivable growth of a military base, the full story is all told here. There isn't a native of Manchester, south end resident or aeronautical guru who won't benefit from the information in this book. To fully understand Manchester of today, and indeed the state, from the perspective of economic catalysts, ease of travel and scope of development requires this book. No doubt you have a free slot in your bookcase. Nothing could fill it better...

Questions for the authors? Their passion has not subsided with final publication; they are always eager to meet you and tell more stories of their own:

Upcoming Appearances & Book signings:
Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, 6:30PM - Nashua Lions Club
Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, 4-7PM - MHA Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, 10A-12N - Aviation Museum of NH, Londonderry (at Airport)
Thursday, May 17, 2007, evening- Hollis Historical Association

For more information, be sure to visit their website at www.mhtbook.com

All photographs are copyrighted and have been used with permission.

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