Boston Icons

50 Symbols Of Beantown

von Jonathan Scheff

112 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From Lexington and Concord to the USS Constitution, Boston's place at the epicenter of American history is a heritage we all share. And yet Boston's legacy is as much a product of successive waves of immigration as it is of colonial times and revolution-whether the North End (Boston's Little Italy) or Chinatown. Boston Icons illustrates the quintessential symbols that make Boston so fascinating and unique.Profiled here are fifty classic symbols of this extraordinary city, revealing little-known facts, longtime secrets, and historical legends. From Boston Harbor and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to the Paul Revere House and Quincy Market, here's the inside story about the very things that give this city its character.Did you know that Boston Common was founded in 1634, making it the oldest public park in the United States-and that it has served as a cow pasture, a burial ground, a site for public hangings, and a stage for mass gatherings? Or that of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 5 were pupils at the Boston Latin School? Or that the Cheers bar (famous for the 1980s television sitcom of the same name) was founded in 1969 as the Bull and Finch Pub? For Bostonians and newcomers alike, Boston Icons will be a treasured keepsake of this charming city.

• Reihe: Globe Pequot
• ISBN: 9780762748174
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.10.2011
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc