The History of Boston: Legacy Through the Ages (American History Books)
From Inside These Pages:
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Before the Colonists: Discover how Native tribes like the Massachusett thrived on Shawmut Peninsula’s icy geography 7,000 years ago, long before European boots touched soil 611.
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Founding Fury: Relive John Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” dream, and the harsh reality of church-led justice that followed.
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Revolutionary Sparks: Stand in King Street during the Boston Massacre and hear Crispus Attucks’ silenced voice, a story weaponized by both revolutionaries and abolitionists.
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Secrets of Survival: How Bostonians rebuilt after catastrophes like the Great Fire of 1872, and turned disaster into modern innovation.
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Immigrant Battlegrounds: From Irish tenements to Italian neighborhoods, uncover the fight for dignity in crowded slums, and the political machines that ruled them.
- Publication date : March 12, 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 273 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8313713007