Downtown Boston

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Book Overview

Settled in 1630 by English Puritans seeking religious freedom, Boston has always been a city prone to significant and monumental change. Even before it was incorporated as Boston, named after the town of Boston in Lincolnshire, England, the town's name was changed from Shawmut. From that time, Boston has evolved from being the original center of town government at the Old State House to becoming the financial center of New England in the twentieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738511242
• ISBN13: 9780738511245
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.3"