A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900

by Stephen Puleo

Book Overview

A lively history of Boston's emergence as a world-class city--home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell--by a beloved Bostonian historian "It's been quite a while since I've read anything--fiction or nonfiction--so enthralling."--Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080700149X
• ISBN13: 9780807001493
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"