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Massachusetts at a Glance (Paperback, New)
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Massachusetts at a Glance (Paperback, New)
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An A-to-Z guide to the rich heritage and current attractions of the
Bay State; Designed for both residents and visitors, this book
offers an alphabetically arranged compendium of information about
people, places, and events - past and present - in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. Its aim is to provide a handy one-volume
reference guide to a state that has played a central role in
American history since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in
1620. Site of the first Thanksgiving in the seventeenth century and
seedbed of revolutionary sentiment during the eighteenth, the Bay
State became a center of industrialization during the nineteenth
and of the high tech revolution during the twentieth. It has served
as home to some of the nation's most renowned writers, from Henry
David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Robert Lowell and Sylvia
Plath, as well as some of its most prominent public figures,
including Samuel Adams, Daniel Webster, W. E. B. Du Bois, and John
F. Kennedy. Massachusetts, Jack Tager has organized the book to
allow readers to find answers to questions in an efficient and
reliable manner. He begins with a compilation of basic facts about
Massachusetts, including population data drawn from the latest
census, state motto and seal, even the state bird. This is followed
by the main section of the book, an A-to-Z list of individuals,
events, and sites of interest. Additional information about the
state can be found in a year-by-year chronology of key historical
developments, a statistical profile of the state's 351 towns and
cities, and lists of the state's museums, historic sites, and state
parks as well as its many colleges and universities, with
addresses, telephone numbers, and websites for readers who might
wish to contact these institutions directly. Finally, an extensive
listing of suggested readings is included for those who would like
to explore further any of the topics covered in the book.
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