| Boston Miscellany: An Essential History of the Hub Contributor(s): Marchione, William P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596295872 ISBN-13: 9781596295872 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Look back to a time when riots raged through the streets of Boston, when Beacon Hill was a neighborhood of beggars and vagabonds and papal effigies burned on the Boston Common. Meet William Blackstone, the first Bostonian, and John Singleton Copley, portrait artist of the elite. In this compilation by historian William Marchione, discover Boston as it once was when customs officials were dragged through the sewers and drinking tea was a highly political act. Even the city's largest and most controversial funeral, held for the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti, ended in a street brawl with police. And yet, with the sprawl of the first American railroads, the dawning of the abolitionist movement and the cultural flourishing in art and architecture, Boston emerged as the nation's first cultural, economic and political hub. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.461 |
| LCCN: 2008035236 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
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| Publisher Description: Before the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and the nineteenth century s cultural renaissance, a serious rebellion was brewing in the taverns of Boston. Look back to a time when riots raged through the streets of Boston, when Beacon Hill was a neighborhood of beggars and vagabonds, and papal effigies burned on the Boston Common. Meet William Blackstone, the first Bostonian, and John Singleton Copley, portrait artist of the elite. In this compilation by historian William Marchione, discover Boston as it once was when customs officials were dragged through the sewers and drinking tea was a highly political act. Even the city s largest and most controversial funeral, held for the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti, ended in a street brawl with police. And yet, with the sprawl of the first American railroads, the dawning of the abolitionist movement and the cultural flourishing in art and architecture, Boston emerged as the nation s first cultural, economic, and political hub." |
Contributor Bio(s): Marchione, William P.: - Dr. William Marchione s is a distinguished and decorated historian of the Boston area. President of the Brighton-Allston Historical Society and a teacher of American history at area colleges, he has an impressive list of community involvement positions. Dr. Marchione has written five books and many articles on the history of Greater Boston, and has received a number of awards for his contributions to teaching, lecturing, and writing. In 1993 he was named the Outstanding American History Teacher in Massachusetts by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1998 he received the Bostonian Society s Boston History Award for his work as a teacher, lecturer, writer, and preservationist. In 2000 he was presented with the Pirandello Lyceum s I Migliori award for his contributions to the understanding of Italian history and culture. |