Author: Isaac Smith HomansPublisher:
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Sketches of Boston, Past and Present, and of Some Few Places in Its Vicinity, Etc. [By Isaac Smith Homans? With Illustrations and a Map.]
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Author: Sketches of Boston, Past and Present
Author: Isaac Smith HomansPublisher:
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Short History of Boston
Author: Robert J. AllisonPublisher: Short Histories
ISBN: 9781889833477
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Until 2004 and the publication of ""A Short History of Boston,"" there was no good short history of the city of Boston, not in print anyway. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from ""heretic"" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American author Mary Antin. Says the Provincetown Arts, ""A first-rate short history of the city, lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, and instantly the best book of its kind."" "
One April in Boston
Author: Ben L. EdwardsPublisher: Spyglass Books, LLC
ISBN: 0986076104
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
One April in Boston is the story of a real American family and a gift that was passed down from generation to generation. It teaches American history, the power of imagination, and the value of goal setting. In this unique book you will learn the real story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride; witness the first shots of the American Revolution; attend the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Boston on July 18, 1776; visit the Paul Revere House in 1909; and much more. After researching his Boston ancestors for six years, author Ben Edwards has crafted a tale that not only tells their story by tying in real connections to Paul Revere and Abraham Lincoln, but honors his relative Private Philip Edwards by revealing the gift he gave to the neighborhood children before leaving for France to fight in World War I and passing into legend. When the story begins in April 1775, 10-year-old Ben Edwards carries a spyglass that once belonged to his grandfather, an early Boston sea captain. Ben believes he can glimpse the future through its lens. His goal is to work on a sailing ship and see the world. Can the spyglass and a member of the Sons of Liberty help Ben on his journey? Will his predictions about the future come true? By reading the book you’ll discover that Ben’s gift is something we all possess, a power that can help you on your own life’s journey—if you believe in it.
Historical Sketches of Andover
Author: Sarah Loring BaileyPublisher:
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Category : Andover (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Sketches of Boston, Past and Present
Author: Isaac Smith HomansPublisher:
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Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: First [to fifth] supplements. [Additions from 1873-1887
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Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
Catalogue of the Valuable Private Library of the Late George Livermore, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass
Author: Gaining Ground
Author: Nancy S. SeasholesPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262350211
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Why and how Boston was transformed by landmaking. Fully one-sixth of Boston is built on made land. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, Boston probably has more than any city in North America. In Gaining Ground historian Nancy Seasholes has given us the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created.The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present. Seasholes introduces findings from recent archaeological investigations in Boston, and relates landmaking to the major historical developments that shaped it. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, landmaking in Boston was spurred by the rapid growth that resulted from the burgeoning China trade. The influx of Irish immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century prompted several large projects to create residential land—not for the Irish, but to keep the taxpaying Yankees from fleeing to the suburbs. Many landmaking projects were undertaken to cover tidal flats that had been polluted by raw sewage discharged directly onto them, removing the "pestilential exhalations" thought to cause illness. Land was also added for port developments, public parks, and transportation facilities, including the largest landmaking project of all, the airport. A separate chapter discusses the technology of landmaking in Boston, explaining the basic method used to make land and the changes in its various components over time. The book is copiously illustrated with maps that show the original shoreline in relation to today's streets, details from historical maps that trace the progress of landmaking, and historical drawings and photographs.
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