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Most readers know Salem only for the city’s notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America’s first millionaire (still one of history’s 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country’s richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem’s political importance, but it was a shocking murder and the sca... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Sarah Teunissen
Amy Archer-Gillian: retirement home proprietress, pious member of the community, diabolical killer. The play "Arsenic and Old Lace" was based on her story. She makes Lizzie Borden look like Mother Theresa. An enjoyable mix of true crime and history.
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Publisher CommentsBetween 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved worldwide prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation.
In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s history. He takes readers through the ferocity of the a... read more>>>
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Publisher Comments“…Miller’s book is rich with colorful anecdotes.”—Journal of American History
“This is a superb example of breathtaking research, presented in a style that will appeal to a broad audience…Rather than delivering a detailed history of the Watch and Ward, he offers up a series of vignettes that are historically accurate yet thoroughly entertaining in their telling. This is social history... read more>>>
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