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The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre Keith Williams,Michael Burgan,Charles Barnett III,Bob Wiacek Describes the Boston Massacre, the event when the American colonists believed that they had been treated unfairly for years by Great Britain, leading to a clashing with British troops. OL15036979W
Wicked Good Year Wicked Good Year Steve Buckley From the fall of 2007 through the spring of 2008, Boston sports fans enjoyed a run of good fortune that was unprecedented in sports history. The Red Sox won their second World Series championship in … OL15191765W
Fenway 1912 Fenway 1912 Glenn Stout Fenway 1912 breaks new ground in telling the full story of the building and construction of Fenway Park obsolete. In the context of its first season Stout tells you precisely why Fenway looks the way… OL16229622W
1775 1775 Kevin Phillips What if the year we have long commemorated as America's defining moment was in fact misleading? What if the real events that signaled the historic shift from colony to country took place earlier, and… OL16465209W
Stronger Stronger Jeff Bauman A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped to set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, discusses his experiences that day and his ongoing mission to walk again af… OL17811358W
The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre Dee Ready Discusses the situations and events that led to the Boston Massacre, the precursor to the American Revolutionary War, including information on the colonies' relationship with Britain and the effects … OL1826511W
Eminent Bostonians Eminent Bostonians O'Connor, Thomas H. "The history of Boston is inseparable from the life stories of its people - from the Puritans and Native Americans of the seventeenth century to the civic leaders and celebrities of today. In Eminent… OL1880065W
Whitey Bulger Whitey Bulger Cullen, Kevin (Journalist) Chronicles the criminal career of the gangster who provided a protection racket against drug lords, ran illegal gambling, robbed banks, and served as an informant for the FBI until going into hiding … OL19669009W
Master thieves Master thieves Stephen A. Kurkjian "In a secret meeting in 1981, a master thief named Louis Royce gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime. As a kid, Royce had visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and made a ha… OL20008384W
Boston's massacre Boston's massacre Eric Hinderaker On the night of March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd gathered in front of Boston's Custom House, killing five people. Denounced as an act of unprovoked violence and villainy, the event … OL20050300W
Boston Marathon history by the mile Boston Marathon history by the mile Paul C. Clerici "Explore the history of the neighborhoods, landmarks and other sites along the Boston Marathon course"-- OL23181430W
Diary of Anna Green Winslow Diary of Anna Green Winslow Anna Green Winslow xx, 121 p. : 19 cm OL3253316W
Reclaiming Public Housing Reclaiming Public Housing Lawrence J. Vale "In Reclaiming Public Housing, Lawrence Vale explores the rise, fall, and redevelopment of three public housing projects in Boston. Vale looks at these projects from the perspectives of their low-inc… OL4099630W
Welfare Politics in Boston, 1910-1940 (Political Development of the American Nation series) Welfare Politics in Boston, 1910-1940 (Political Development of the American Nation series) Susan Traverso "Between 1910 and 1940, Boston's growing immigrant population repeatedly clashed with the city's traditional elite over how to provide assistance to the needy. While Yankee politicians and the leader… OL9268635W