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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
An eminent historian sheds light on the serial killings that
terrorized Boston in the early 1960s, the man arrested for them,
and the brash young lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, who defended him.
A concise history of the controversial 1920 murder trial in
suburban Boston, which saw two Italian immigrants executed for
killings they may not have committed.
A gripping description of New England's storm of the century.
One of the best-known Boston politicians of our times recalls the
life of the controversial but beloved mayor, congressman, and
governor James Michael Curley. Curley was the greatest
Irish-American politician in Boston history before John F. Kennedy,
who actually won Curley's seat in Congress. As the voice of working
Boston, Curley was loved to the point of adoration, even as he was
being hustled off to jail for what he called "taking care of
constituents." Bulger, who was growing up in Boston just as
Curley's career and life were winding down, explains how such a
"rascal" could have been an inspiration to him and so many others.
In the years before the Civil War, Boston's black leaders helped
fight slavery from a vibrant African-American community on Beacon
Hill.
From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts
in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped
Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on
America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from
1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and
mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation
constructed its ideology and system of government.
"A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the
Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with
increasing doubts about the institution of slavery." --David W.
Lesch, "Middle East Journal"
"Allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling
republic's encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a
special pertinence to today's international scene." --Richard W.
Bulliet, "Journal of Interdisciplinary History"
"This book should be widely read. . . . Allison's study provides a
context for understanding more recent developments, such as
America's tendency to demonize figures like Iran's Khumaini,
Libya's Qaddafi, and Iraq's Saddam." --Richard M. Eaton,
"Eighteenth Century Studies"
Lizzie Borden took an axe. Or did she? Chaney looks behind the myth
at one of the most grisly and controversial murders in New England
history.
Boston has a topographical history and an encyclopedia. There are histories of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Symphony, and other great institutions in the city. But there is no good short history of the city itself, not in print anyway, not until now. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from "heretic" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American author Mary Antin. In his course on Boston history at Suffolk University, Allison leads students on walking tours of the city. A Short History of Boston is a tour through history with an engaging, knowledgeable guide.
The Rider has no memory of who he is, where he is, or how he came
to be lying--dying-- in the brutal heat of the North African
desert. Rescued by a band of deserters, the Rider begins to piece
together his identity, based on shards of recollection and the
letters in his mailbag. The Letter Bearer is unlike any other novel
of World War Two. In the midst of profound trauma, terrible
warfare, and the nameless experience of desertion, this gripping
story asks us to consider how men build hope when they have nothing
left--not even a name. When first published last year in London,
Robert Allison's debut novel was met with wide praise and was
nominated for the Desmond Elliott Prize, described by one of its
judges as "'An excellent and elegant novel written with patience
and authority . . ." Readers of Michael Ondaatje and Paul Bowles
will find the landscape familiar, but no reader will ever forget
the haunting and haunted story of this remarkable victim.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Part riot, part slaughter, the Boston Massacre of March 1770 was a
political cause celebre and one of the key events leading to the
American Revolution.
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy
firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their
attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American
reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native
Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked the
efforts of powerful energy corporations to develop coal reserves on
sovereign Indian land. This challenge to corporate and federal
authorities, initiated by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations,
changed the laws of the land to expand Native American sovereignty
while simultaneously reshaping Native identities and Indian Country
itself. James Allison makes an important contribution to ethnic,
environmental, and energy studies with this unique exploration of
the influence of America's indigenous peoples on energy policy and
development. Allison's fascinating history documents how certain
federally supported, often environmentally damaging, energy
projects were perceived by American Indians as potentially
disruptive to indigenous lifeways. These perceived threats sparked
a pan-tribal resistance movement that ultimately increased Native
American autonomy over reservation lands and enabled an
unprecedented boom in tribal entrepreneurship. At the same time,
the author demonstrates how this movement generated great
controversy within Native American communities, inspiring intense
debates over culturally authentic forms of indigenous governance
and the proper management of tribal lands.
Third in a series that began with Allison's "A Short History of
Boston," this concise narrative covers four colorful centuries.
Here are the key events in Cape Cod history, with over twenty
personal profiles of historic figures, more than 100
black-and-white photographs, a detailed chronology, and an index.
There's enough detail here to fascinate the historian and enough
stories to fill an enjoyable day at the beach. Discovered by
Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602 and visited by the Mayflower on its way
to Plymouth, Cape Cod has been the site of confrontations between
Pilgrims and natives, between Patriots and Tories. Salt works and
windmills, lighthouses and shipwrecks, and characters as varied as
radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi and playwright Eugene O'Neill have
given Cape Cod a unique landscape and a fascinating human
community. "Men once set out to hunt whales from Provincetown
Harbor," Allison writes. "Today boats go to watch the whales and
study them. The land remains though it continues to change, as the
relentless tide and wind reshape the land and remove all evidence
that any of us-Native people or Vikings, Pilgrims or Presidents,
explorers, warriors, poets, painters, or entrepreneurs-ever set
foot on this sandy beach."
A gripping narrative of the worst nightclub fire in American
history, which killed 492 people in World War II Boston.
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