Format:
Online-Ressource (289 p)
ISBN:
9780984633401
Series Statement:
Chronicles Series
Content:
Discover one of America's most historic cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Boston's 400-year history, and then visit the places where history happened on walking tours of the city's historic neighborhoods. Boston expert Charles Bahne reveals some of the city's most shocking moments, from a murder mystery on the Harvard campus to the mistake that sent two million gallons of molasses pouring down Commerce Street. Other essays explore major historic events including the Boston Tea Party and the ride of Paul Revere to the establishment of the Red Sox and Fenway Park. The book also co
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. City Upon A Hill; CHAPTER 2. A College in the Wilderness; CHAPTER 3. The Jolly Bachelor; CHAPTER 4. The House of Hancock; CHAPTER 5. Blood in the Streets; CHAPTER 6. So Large a Cup of Tea for the Fishes; CHAPTER 7. Paul Revere's Ride; CHAPTER 8. The Case of Doctor Church; CHAPTER 9. Evacuation Day; CHAPTER 10. The Hub at its Peak; CHAPTER 11. Dexter's Folly; CHAPTER 12. Crime of the Century; CHAPTER 13. Freedom's Birthplace; CHAPTER 14. "The Island of North Boston"; CHAPTER 15. Hub of the Literary Solar System
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CHAPTER 16. Conflagration!CHAPTER 17. Trinity Church; CHAPTER 18. Watson, Come Here!; CHAPTER 19. The Father of Vaudeville; CHAPTER 20. Moving Boston; CHAPTER 21. From Cherry Ribbon to Concert Halls; CHAPTER 22. Queen of the Back Bay; CHAPTER 23. Boston Terror; CHAPTER 24. Boston's Sapphire Jewel; CHAPTER 25. Building the New Technology; CHAPTER 26. The Great Molasses Flood; CHAPTER 27. Martin and Coretta; CHAPTER 28. The New Boston; CHAPTER 29. For One Brief Shining Moment; WALKING TOURS; Tour One: The Oldest Streets; Tour Two: North End: Boston's First Neighborhood
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Tour Three: Scollay Square, Government Center and the West EndTour Four: Beacon Hill, High Point of the Hub; Tour Five: The Back Bay; Tour Six: Fenway; Tour Seven: The Charles River Esplanade; Tour Eight: Harvard Square and Environs; INDEX
Additional Edition:
9781938450075
Additional Edition:
Print version Chronicles of Old Boston : Exploring New England's Historic Capital
Language:
English
Keywords:
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