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 ...

Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), New Public Library Boston, 1850. Watercolor. GC031 Benjamin Champney Watercolors Collection. When most people hear the name Benjamin Champney, they think of images of ...

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 ...