The Boston Marine Barracks: A History, 1799-1974

by John R. Yates and Thomas Yates

The Boston Marine Barracks is one of the oldest in the United States: it stands within eyeshot of the USS Constitution. Lt. Col. John R. Yates, Jr., the last commanding officer of the Barracks when it closed in 1974, researched the hundreds of letters left behind by previous Barracks commanders, their superiors and many others. They reveal the life and times of the Marines billeted at the Barracks from the early 19th century until World...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786496509
• ISBN13: 9780786496501
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher