Stroll through three and a half centuries of Boston's history with John Harris, a former editor of the Boston Globe and a Boston stroller for more than sixty years. Choose from among forty-one walks that meander through the city's major areas, including the Common, Beacon Hill, the waterfront, North and West ends, Back Bay, and Cambridge. As you saunter through Boston and this book, you will discover interesting and obscure facts about the city's famous residents, history, architecture, politics, religion, customs, and past intrigues. Harris assists your journey further with point-by-point directions, maps, and a comprehensive index.
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Stroll through three and a half centuries of Boston's history with John Harris, a former editor of the Boston Globe and a Boston stroller for more than sixty years. Choose from among forty-one walks that meander through the city's major areas, including the Common, Beacon Hill, the waterfront, North and West ends, Back Bay, and Cambridge. As you saunter through Boston and this book, you will discover interesting and obscure facts about the city's famous residents, history, architecture, politics, religion, customs, and past intrigues. Harris assists your journey further with point-by-point directions, maps, and a comprehensive index. (5 1/2 x 8 11/2 352 pages, maps, illustrations, b&w photos)
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This review is from: The Boston Globe Historic Walks in Old Boston, 4th (Paperback)
This book is wonderful in every respect! There is a great deal of history provided in the book, and practically walks the reader through the historical town of Boston feeling as if they were re-living the experiences of the individuals written of in the book (i.e. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, John Hancock). Also the reader absorbs the culture and environment of historical Boston by envisioning the architecture and designs of the houses, meeting places, state buildings and so forth.A thoroughly written book, with a knack for meticulous details, is one highly recommended for history buffs and loyal Bostonians.
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