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.
Author: Robert Allison
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions
Published: 02/14/2004
Series: Short Histories
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781889833477
Language: English
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