When Puleo begins his story in 1850, Boston is already 220 years old. For more than two centuries, the city had housed a remarkable collection of smart people who managed to keep Boston ...

A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850–1900 Stephen Puleo, . . Beacon, $27.95 (297pp) ISBN 978-0-8070-5043-9 ...

Boston had desegregated different parts of its society, even as early as 1849, and then decides in favor of Boston’s Primary School Committee in 1850. So, interesting book — a good period book ...