The Chelsea Series brings together Joshua Resnek's narrative and Arnie Jarmak's documentary photographs to record the people, neighborhoods, and history of Chelsea, Massachusetts. This collection also includes Resnek's fiction and the forthcoming fourth Chelsea Series volume.
Each guide brings verified publication details, original context, author credits in the published order, and a direct path to the canonical Amazon edition when one is available.
The Chelsea Series
Resnek and Jarmak's Chelsea Series blends narrative history with documentary photography to preserve the city's character, struggles, and resilience. Their collaboration as journalists and historians gives readers a firsthand view of Chelsea's changing community.
- The Last Seder in Little Jerusalem: Framed by the Afromovitz family's 1957 Passover seder, this volume explores immigration, faith, and postwar change.
- Turbulent Years in Chelsea: Documenting life from the late 1970s into the early 1990s.
- Rugged: A first-person narrative exploring Chelsea's character and history.
- The Last Four Mayors: Forthcoming Volume IV, examining four mayoral administrations and a defining era in civic history.
Fiction
The Evening News with Walter Cronkite is a coming-of-age novel set from 1967 to 1971, following Jack Krivitsky through a country transformed by conflict.
Stories Behind the Books
- Reporting Chelsea and the Chelsea Record
- Chelsea and Little Jerusalem
- Joshua Resnek and Arnie Jarmak
- Washington, Cronkite, and Nixon
Explore the full collection on Amazon or visit the Chelsea: Triumph & Tragedy website. See the Chelsea books on Arnie Jarmak's photography website for his perspective on the collaboration.