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The Hub Boston Past and Present / Thomas H. O'Connor ; [new foreword by Robert J. Allison].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connor, Thomas H., 1922-2012.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Massachusetts.
- Boston (Mass.)--History.
- Boston (Mass.).
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource xv, 310 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Northeastern University Press
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A noted historian and author of Boston Catholics retraces the events that have continually shaped Boston and its cultural heritage for almost four centuries, making it one of the most resilient and unique cities in America. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2001. With a new foreword by Robert J. Allison.
- Contents:
- Cradle of Liberty
- A Wilderness Zion
- Loyalty Versus Liberty
- From Colony to Commonwealth
- Athens of America
- From Town to City
- The Reform Impulse
- Liberty and Union
- Melting Pot
- Winds of Change
- Clash of Cultures
- A City Divided
- A New Boston
- Building a New City
- Race and Ethnicity
- Life in a Changing City.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.
- The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License
- Reprint of 2001 edition with new foreword.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.
- OCLC:
- 1102420513
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