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Description: A lively history of BostonBrsquo;s emergence as a world-class citysmdash;home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bellmmdash;by a beloved Bostonian historian
;ldquo;It's been quite a while since Iorsquo;ve read anythingsmdash;fiction or nonfictionnmdash;so enthralling.nrdquo;nmdash;Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island
Once upon a time, tldquo;Boston Towngrdquo; was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world rsquo;s great metropolisesgmdash;one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation.
Long before the frustrations of our modern era, in which the notion of accomplishing great things often appears overwhelming or even impossible, Boston...
Book:
Title: A City So Grand
Author: Stephen Puleo
Language: English
Year: 2022
Subjects: N/A
ISBN: 0807050431
Total pages: 313
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