A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900

by Stephen Puleo

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A lively history of Boston's emergence as a world-class city--home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell--by a beloved Bostonian historian "It's been quite a while since I've read anything--fiction or nonfiction--so enthralling."--Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080700149X

ISBN13:9780807001493

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:Beacon Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

19th Century City Planning & Urban Development Civil War History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Government Social Sciences State & Local Urban Urban Planning & Development

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