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The climax of this humane account of 10 years in Boston that began with news of Martin Luther King's assassination, is a watershed moment in the city's modern history--the 1974 racist riots that followed the court-ordered busing of kids to integrate the... Amazon.com |
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By Donna L. Halper. The city has been home to a number of legendary announcers, such as Bob and Ray, Arnie Ginsburg, Dick Summer, Dale Dorman, and Charles Laquidara; talk show giants like Jerry Williams and David Brudnoy; and sports talkers like Eddie... Amazon.com |
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The grand mansions and the elegant attached row houses of Beacon Street are the homes of Boston's elite and a backdrop for the city's long history. The iconic street is crowned with Charles Bullfinch's magnificent 1798 Massachusetts Statehouse... Amazon.com |
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Show your pride in Massachusetts's own Charles Sumner, whose strong and vocal support for abolition led to his savage beating with a gutta-percha stick on the floor of the Senate. Zazzle.com |
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By Neil York. Gathers together the most important primary documents pertaining to the incident, along with images, anchored together with a succinct yet thorough introduction, to give students of the Revolutionary period access to the events of the... Amazon.com |
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By Neil Miller. The Watch and Ward Society's crusade against books, burlesque and the social evil. Amazon.com |
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By Richard Archer. Richard Archer's gripping narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was an occupied town. Bringing colonial Boston to life, Archer deftly moves between the governor's mansion and... Amazon.com |
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By Alex R. Goldfeld. Home to prominent historical figures such as Paul Revere, this neighborhood also played host to Samuel Adams and the North End Caucus- which masterminded the infamous Boston Tea Party - as well as the city's first African-American... Amazon.com |
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By Thomas H. O'Connor. From the outright hostility of Protestant Bostonians on the arrival of the first immigrants through the reign of Kevin White. Amazon.com |
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By Peter F. Stevens. When it comes to Irish America, certain names spring to mind Kennedy, O'Neill and Curley testify to the proverbial footsteps of the Gael in Boston. However, few people know of Sister Mary Anthony O'Connell, whose medical prowess... Amazon.com |
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By Michael Rawson. Eden on the Charles explores how Bostonians channeled country lakes through miles of pipeline to provide clean water; dredged the ocean to deepen the harbor; filled tidal flats and covered the peninsula with houses, shops, and... Amazon.com |
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By Jane Holtz Kay. The classic book on Boston's disappearing architecture, updated with the Big Dig. Amazon.com |
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The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, by Stephen Puleo. Amazon.com |
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By Stephen Puleo. ""It's been quite a while since I've read anything - fiction or nonfiction - so enthralling." -- Dennis Lehane. Amazon.com |
$17.79 |