Author: Seth ChandlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts
Author: Seth ChandlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from Its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882
Author: Seth ChandlerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385311454
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from Its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882
Author: Seth ChandlerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385311446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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Author: History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts
Author: Seth ChandlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332311033
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Excerpt from History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement to A. D. 1882 Introduction Part I. Chapter I. Situation and Extent; Boundaries; Origin; Petition for a separation from Groton; Incorporation; Name; Additions of Territory; First Town-Meeting Chapter II. Soil and Productions; Roads; Rivers and Bridges Chapter III. Mills; Manufactories and Manufactures Chapter IV. Schools; Parker School Fund; Libraries and College Graduates; Chapter V. Burying-Ground; Training-Field; New Cemetery; Hearses; Town Tombs; Record of Deaths99 Chapter. VI. War of the Revolution and its precursors; Shays Rebellion; Wars of 1812 and of the Southern Rebellion Chapter VII. Almshouse; New County; Post-Offices; Stores; Railroads; Physicians Chapter VIII. Town Hall; Legacy of Hon. James. P.Whitney; Donation of Thomas and George A. Whitney; Laying the Corner-Stone; Proceedings and Report of Building Committee; Dedication of the Hall; Village Hall; Liberality of its owner, etc Chapter IX. Town Officers; Clerks; Selectmen; Treasurers; Representatives; Senators; Votes for Governor, etc., etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Knowledge Is Power
Author: Richard D. BrownPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197554997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Brown here explores America's first communications revolution--the revolution that made printed goods and public oratory widely available and, by means of the steamboat, railroad and telegraph, sharply accelerated the pace at which information travelled. He describes the day-to-day experiences of dozens of men and women, and in the process illuminates the social dimensions of this profound, far-reaching transformation. Brown begins in Massachusetts and Virginia in the early 18th century, when public information was the precious possession of the wealthy, learned, and powerful, who used it to reinforce political order and cultural unity. Employing diaries and letters to trace how information moved through society during seven generations, he explains that by the Civil War era, cultural unity had become a thing of the past. Assisted by advanced technology and an expanding economy, Americans had created a pluralistic information marketplace in which all forms of public communication--print, oratory, and public meetings--were competing for the attention of free men and women. Knowledge is Power provides fresh insights into the foundations of American pluralism and deepens our perspective on the character of public communications in the United States.
The Universalist Quarterly and General Review
Author: Darkness Falls on the Land of Light
Author: Douglas L. WiniarskiPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469628279
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
This sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century. George Whitefield's preaching tour of 1740 called into question the fundamental assumptions of this thriving religious culture. Incited by Whitefield and fascinated by miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit--visions, bodily fits, and sudden conversions--countless New Englanders broke ranks with family, neighbors, and ministers who dismissed their religious experiences as delusive enthusiasm. These new converts, the progenitors of today's evangelical movement, bitterly assaulted the Congregational establishment. The 1740s and 1750s were the dark night of the New England soul, as men and women groped toward a restructured religious order. Conflict transformed inclusive parishes into exclusive networks of combative spiritual seekers. Then as now, evangelicalism emboldened ordinary people to question traditional authorities. Their challenge shattered whole communities.
Boston's Back Bay
Author: William A. NewmanPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555536510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A fascinating look at the people, politics, and technology behind the massive landfill project that filled Boston's Back Bay