Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880

Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0674079868
ISBN-13 : 9780674079861
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880 by : Oscar Handlin

Examines the lives of immigrants in Boston from 1790 to 1880, discussing the process of arrival in the city, the physical and economic adjustment, the development of group consciousness, hostility toward the Irish, and the city's eventual relative stability.

Boston's Immigrants 1790-1880

Boston's Immigrants 1790-1880
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1028871217
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Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston's Immigrants 1790-1880 by : Oscar Handlin

Boston's Immigrants

Boston's Immigrants
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Publisher : Belknap Press
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002186669
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston's Immigrants by : Oscar Handlin

**** Handlin's classic (first published in 1941) is reprinted here from the 1979 edition. BCL3 recommended the (then latest) 1959 version. The original was v.50 of Harvard historical studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Boston Confronts Jim Crow, 1890-1920

Boston Confronts Jim Crow, 1890-1920
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 1555532969
ISBN-13 : 9781555532963
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston Confronts Jim Crow, 1890-1920 by : Mark Schneider

Discusses how activists in Boston upheld their anti-slavery tradition and promoted an equal rights agenda during the years between 1890 and 1920, a period in which African-Americans throughout the country were being deprived of civil and political justice.

A History of Boston

A History of Boston
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Publisher : Peter E. Randall Publisher
Total Pages : 942
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ISBN-10 : 9781942155638
ISBN-13 : 1942155638
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Boston by : Daniel Dain

“Dain’s A History of Boston helps the reader understand how land-use and environment contribute to shaping a community. Dain’s Boston is the go-to book.” - R.J. Lyman Boston is today one of the world’s greatest cities, first in higher education, hospitals, life science companies, and sports teams. It was the home of the Great Puritan Migration, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the first civil rights movement, the abolition movement, and the women’s rights movement. But the city that gave us the first use of ether as anesthesia, the telephone, technicolor film, and the mutual fund—the city where Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott founded their world-changing partnership—was also the hub of the anti-immigration movement, the divisive busing era, and decades of self-inflicted decay. Boston has the most important history of any American city. Yet its history has never been given a comprehensive treatment until now. Join Dan Dain as he acts as your tour guide from the arrival of First Peoples up to the election of Boston’s first woman and person of color as mayor. Dain’s masterful work explores the policies and practices that took Boston from its highest heights to its lowest lows and back again, and examines the central role that density, diversity, and good urban design play in the success of cities like Boston.

By The Bridge

By The Bridge
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781329432857
ISBN-13 : 1329432851
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis By The Bridge by : Ginni Louise Swanton

"On June 15, 1929, with Dr. John G. Cullinan, Reverend Thomas J. Hill and Father Healy by his side, William Swanton signed his name for the very last time . I wasn't there, of course, but I can imagine him raising his pen with an age-spotted, quivering hand to the document presented to him on his deathbed. This document would affect the lives of many people for many years to come. William's story, however, begins 74 years earlier in rural County Cork, Ireland." This book chronicles the lives of William Swanton and his wife, Anne (O'Neil) Swanton. They were born in neighboring townlands in rural County Cork and immigrated to Boston, where they lived until the 1920s. William Swanton was a larger-than-life figure who cut a wide swath as he charged through life. Accounts of rural country life, chain migration, women's rights, upward mobility in a new country, venereal disease, marital separation and insanity all provide a fascinating glimpse into the past.

Devouring Cultures

Devouring Cultures
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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781557286918
ISBN-13 : 1557286914
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Devouring Cultures by : Cammie M. Sublette

"Funded in part by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts"--Page 4 of cover.

Engagement with the Past

Engagement with the Past
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 579
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ISBN-10 : 9780813185316
ISBN-13 : 0813185319
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Engagement with the Past by : William Palmer

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Daniel Boorstin, C. Vann Woodward, Edmund S. Morgan, Barbara Tuckman, Eric Hobsbawn, Hugh Trevor Roper, Lawrence Stone—aside from carrying the distinction as some of the most successful and well-respected historians of the twentieth century, these scholars found their lives and careers evolving amid some of the world's pivotal historical moments. Dubbed the World War II Generation, the twenty-two English and American historians chronicled by William Palmer grew up in the aftermath of World War I, went to college in the 1930s as the threats of the Great Depression, Hitler, and Communism loomed over them, saw their careers interrupted by World War II, and faced the prospect of nuclear annihilation. They gained from their experiences the perspective and insight necessary to wrtie definitive histories on topics ranging from slavery to revolution. Engagement with the Past offers biographies of these individuals in the context of their generation's intellectual achievement. Based upon extensive personal interviews and careful reading of their work, Engagement with the Past is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a generation of historians and how they helped record and shape modern history.

Boston

Boston
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Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9781612280271
ISBN-13 : 1612280277
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Boston by : Patrice Sherman

What tunnel is named after a Boston Red Sox baseball player? Who were the Minutemen? What's a triple-decker, and where do Bostonians celebrate the Fourth of July? Join Abby and her friends on their class trip to Boston and learn the answers to these questions and more. Meet some of Boston's famous people, including Phillis Wheatley, America's first African American poet, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Take a tour of the city's historic neighborhoods, from elegant Back Bay to busy Chinatown to the North End, home of the Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere. Come along as Abby and her classmates hike the Freedom Trail, visit the site of the Boston Tea Party, and hop aboard Old Ironsides, the oldest ship in the U.S. Navy. You'll even learn how to make an authentic sailor's windsock so that you'll always know which way the wind blows!

America's Urban History

America's Urban History
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 427
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ISBN-10 : 9781317813323
ISBN-13 : 1317813324
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis America's Urban History by : Lisa Krissoff Boehm

The history of the American city is, in many ways, the history of the United States. Although rural traditions have also left their impact on the country, cities and urban living have been vital components of America for centuries, and an understanding of the urban experience is essential to comprehending America’s past. America’s Urban History is an engaging and accessible overview of the life of American cities, from Native American settlements before the arrival of Europeans to the present-day landscape of suburban sprawl, urban renewal, and a heavily urbanized population. The book provides readers with a rich chronological and thematic narrative, covering themes including: The role of cities in the European settlement of North America Cities and westward expansion Social reform in the industrialized cities The impact of the New Deal The growth of the suburbs The relationships between urban forms and social issues of race, class, and gender Covering the evolving story of the American city with depth and insight, America's Urban History will be the first stop for all those seeking to explore the American urban experience.