Eamon McCarthy Earls

“I average over 100,000 words a year. The fastest I ever wrote a manuscript was 3 weeks. I like to pick projects that interest me, matter to our communities, and answer big questions about the past, the present and the future.”

Wachusett Reservoir served as Boston's main source of water for almost a generation, and was the largest hand-dug reservoir in history. The book--the first about Wachusett-- looks at both technological and human aspects of the project--how the reservoir was constructed, how it impacted the nation, the people of the Nashua River valley, and the workers who built it.

2010, 156 pages

A history of the Town of Franklin, Massachusetts inspired by work with the Franklin Historical Commission. The book covers the history of Franklin, Massachusetts from pre-colonial times to 2012, tracing the development of the community from a tiny farming hamlet, into a factory town, up to its present day existence as a suburban city.

2012, 201 pages

A 60th anniversary retrospective and the first book focusing on the great New England hurricanes of 1954 and 1955--Carol, Edna, Connie and Diane. Drawing on extensive newspaper records, government documents and personal accounts, as well as numerous photographs, the book examines the devastating impact of the four 'superstorms' which rolled ashore virtually back to back in less than a year, causing serious coastal damage and inland flooding. In addition to revealing the devastation caused by the storm, the book examines their role in creating a New England 'hurricane lobby' that pushed for huge flood control projects, and the ongoing effort to prepare the region for future, climate change-induced 'superstorms' like the 'Twisted Sisters.'

2014, 200 pages

The incredible, never before told military and technological history of New England during the Cold War. Through a carefully constructed narrative and hand-picked images, readers are introduced to an amazing--and already very alien world of mega-bases, nuclear arsenals, missile silos, and high-tech development that helped the US to fight...and ultimately triumph while keeping the Cold War from getting hot.

2016, 245 pages

A gripping and highly-realistic military-political thriller following a handful of young American and Chinese military officers and seasoned veterans through a conflict over Taiwan and the South China Sea, against the backdrop of the 2020s. In addition to being a powerful and engaging yarn, War in Pacific serves to remind readers about the precarious triple-point between the US, China, and Taiwan, and the island’s uncertain future.

2016, 375 pages

Contract Projects

Jacob Edwards Library Southbridge, MA,

Centennial History 2013-2014

Franklin Public Library, Franklin, MA,Franklin Library Association History

2015-2016

Other Projects

Author, 2009

Editor, 2011Editor, 2011