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The 1872 Great Boston Fire was barely contained after two days of
spreading rapidly across the city, becoming one of the most
expensive fire disasters in America. Stephanie Schorow, a seasoned
Boston veteran, masterfully recounts the stories and heroics
surrounding the fire, those which have all been slowly forgotten by
the public. Collaborating with the Boston Fire Historical Society
and featuring artwork from the time period, a dramatic narrative
retold for a modern audience.
From the revolutionary camaraderie of the Colonial taverns to the
saloons of the turn of the century; from Prohibition-a period rife
with class politics, social reform, and opportunism-to a trail of
nightclub neon so vast, it was called the "Conga Belt," Drinking
Boston is a tribute to the fascinating role alcohol has played
throughout the city's history.
Boston has always been known for its stiff character. So how did
this great New England city become home to one of the largest and
most notorious adult entertainment districts in the nation? In this
expertly crafted history, veteran reporter Stephanie Schorow teases
out the issues that created this controversial neighborhood, giving
voice to the players who sought to tame or profit from the sleaze
snaking its way through Boston. At turns comic and tragic, Schorow
introduces us to the politicians, exotic dancers, and wise guys,
and residents brought together by the adult entertainment
district-a five-acre neighborhood the city engineered to contain
the very porno plague it wanted to eliminate. (Meet the
nun-turned-attorney who advocated for the First Amendment rights of
adult bookstores, a dancer called "the thinking man's stripper,"
and Boston's unofficial city censor.) For these people and
thousands of others, the Combat Zone is more than a memory-it was a
life-altering adventure.
A gripping narrative of the worst nightclub fire in American
history, which killed 492 people in World War II Boston.
Fires and firefighting in Boston from the seventeenth century to
the present. Includes the Great Fire of 1872, the Cocoanut Grove
fire, the Vendome fire, and others.
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