A city so grand : the rise of an American metropolis, Boston 1850-1900 /

The book is a history of Boston's emergence as a world-class city. Once upon a time, Boston Town 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's great metro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Puleo, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2010]
Subjects:
1800-1899
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Social conditions
Boston (Mass.) > History > 19th century.
Boston (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Massachusetts > Boston
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A city so bold, 1850-1859
  • Abolitionists and the Fugitive Slave Law
  • The great railroad jubilee
  • The irrepressible Irish
  • Filling the Back Bay
  • The gallows glorious
  • A city transformed, 1860-1875
  • No turning back
  • War
  • Peace, expansion, perseverance
  • An end and a beginning
  • A city so grand, 1876-1900
  • The centennial, the sensational, and beyond
  • Breaking new ground.

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