Nowitz presents 132 full-color photographs of this bustling harbor city that helped launch the United States of America. The images convey Boston's unmistakable cityscapes, large and small, as well as the surrounding harbor and ocean-based commerce. Old-timers and newcomers will see Boston in original ways, as Nowitz's photographs convey clear impressions of distinct neighborhoods, public spaces, and fabulous architecture found throughout the city. Festively lit downtown streetscapes are counterbalanced by tranquil harbor scenes. Stunning sunrises share the pages with rich interiors of historic buildings. Photos of throngs of happy, celebrating Bostonians are offset by close-ups of the serene greenery found in a quiet nature preserve. Informative captions complement the photographs throughout the book, providing enough detail that even casual readers will learn something of Boston's fascinating history and contemporary culture while simply browsing through the photos. Visitors and locals alike will cherish this fine book of photography.

"This complete, definitive, and illustrated survey of small nineteenth-century printing presses, written by a former curator at the Smithsonian Institution, is the first history of these lovely, useful, and varied machines. For there were, in those days, small printing presses created for every purpose. And there were, as well, innumerable boys and countless men eager to make their fortunes by investing in one, buying a few fonts of type, printing for a local clientele, and, with luck, building a printing or publishing empire." "What the desktop computer is to today, these small iron workhorses were to the nineteenth century. This book catalogues, describes, and illustrates over a hundred, with their makers, giving machine specifications as well as patent information. It provides a mine of previously undocumented printing information. No one seriously interested in the history of printing technology can afford to be without it."--BOOK JACKET.