{"product_id":"a-city-so-grand-the-rise-of-an-american-metropolis-boston-1850-1900-paperback","title":"A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Puleo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"It's been quite a while since I've read anything--fiction or nonfiction--so enthralling.\"--Dennis Lehane, author of \u003ci\u003eMystic River\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, \"Boston Town\" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises--one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong before the frustrations of our modern era, in which the notion of accomplishing great things often appears overwhelming or even impossible, Boston distinguished itself in the last half of the nineteenth century by proving it could tackle and overcome the most arduous of challenges and obstacles with repeated--and often resounding--success, becoming a city of vision and daring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA City So Grand\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston's history, in his trademark page-turning style. Our journey begins with the ferocity of the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and ends with the glorious opening of America's first subway station, in 1897. In between we witness the thirty-five-year engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project, Boston's explosion in size through immigration and annexation, the devastating Great Fire of 1872 and subsequent rebuilding of downtown, and Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone utterance in 1876 from his lab at Exeter Place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese lively stories and many more paint an extraordinary portrait of a half century of progress, leadership, and influence that turned a New England town into a world-class city, giving us the Boston we know today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Puleo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Italians\u003c\/i\u003e and of the critically acclaimed Boston-area best seller \u003ci\u003eDark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. \u003c\/i\u003eA former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to \u003ci\u003eAmerican History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, he holds a master's degree in history and teaches at Suffolk University. He and his wife, Kate, live in the Boston area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.94 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757663519008,"sku":"9780807001493","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f189b53384970d1958ab8c6d17aae3b5.webp?v=1780108211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-city-so-grand-the-rise-of-an-american-metropolis-boston-1850-1900-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}