Author: Frances Minturn HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beacon Hill (Boston, Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Beacon Hill, Hub of the Universe
Author: Frances Minturn HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beacon Hill (Boston, Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Boston
Author: Jonathan BeaglePublisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402719779
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
It’s the city that started a revolution with its famous Tea Party, the home of such historic landmarks as Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, and the African Meeting House. Swan boats sail in the Public Garden, and there’s a thriving waterfront, the excitement of a game at Fenway Park, and some of America’s finest universities. Welcome to always-fascinating Boston, presented in a lavish, fascinating, and comprehensive visual homage. Once again, as in Washington, D.C., Elan Penn has successfully captured the soul of city with his camera, and Professor Jonathan Beagle--an expert in New England history--provides an elegant and knowledgeable text. From Bunker Hill to the Back Bay, it’s an enlightening and beautiful tour.
Legendary Locals of Beacon Hill
Author: Karen Cord TaylorPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467101494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In the 1600s, William Blaxton set up his farmstead on Beacon Hill because it was far from the bustle of the city. John Hancock's uncle Thomas Hancock built his mansion on the hill in the 1700s so he could enjoy a rural lifestyle. In the early 1800s, future mayor of Boston Harrison Gray Otis moved to Beacon Hill because it was the new and fashionable neighborhood he was helping create. Louisa May Alcott, in the 19th century, and Robert Frost, in the 20th, lived on the hill because the literary set loved the neighborhood's picturesque streets and close quarters that made it easy to get together for conversation. The 9,000 residents who live in this small, urban neighborhood of Boston today appreciate its walkability, convenience, quirkiness, and neighborliness. The historic architecture, ever-burning gas lamps, rugged bricks, and one-of-a-kind shops prove that the best of the past can live comfortably with the novelty of the present.
Boston University
Author: Sally Ann KyddPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738509792
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Most universities begin with a plot of land on which to build. This was not the case with Boston University. Founded originally in Newbury, Vermont, in 1839, the school moved to Concord, New Hampshire, in 1847 and finally took root in Boston in 1867. The university developed seven schools and colleges within the first few years, with more to come later. Located in the center of a vibrant city, Boston University has become the fourth largest independent university in the nation. In Boston University, follow the development of the school as it grew and changed over one hundred and sixty years. Through vintage images, learn about the Boston University School of Oratory, where the telephone was invented; the Massachusetts Agricultural College, in the heart of the city; and subterranean passages in some of the earliest buildings. Find out about the ghost that haunted one campus building and why the institution was not named Rich University for one of its founders and most generous donors.
The World and Its People
Author: Larkin DuntonOur Own Country
Author: Minna Caroline SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Prince's Visit
Author: Rafael J. De CordovaPublisher: New York : B. Frodsham
ISBN:
Category : Visits of state
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia
Author: Guy Stanton FordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Yankee
Author: Boston
Author: Jonathan M. Beagle Ph.D.Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607346664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A stunning pictorial tour of a colonial gem, led by a professor who knows every detail of its highways and byways, its landmarks and hidden treasures, its stories and lore. Through remarkably beautiful images, Jonathan Beagle ushers readers through the Back Bay, with its Public Gardens, renowned Old South Church, and John Hancock Tower, to Bunker Hill House and the USS Constitution in the North End, to the surrounding hub with its many museums, memorials, and universities. BEagle's engaging and knowledgeable commentary, along with the wealth of photographs, provide the perfect introduction to Boston for any native, visitor, or armchair traveler.