FREEDOM BY THE BAY. The Boston Freedom Trail.
Schofield, William G.
ISBN 10: 0528819410 ISBN 13: 9780528819414
Published by Chicago S-7 NE Rand McNally & Co. 1974., 1974
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In tracing the history of Colonial Boston, Navy Captain William Schofield came up with the idea of establishing The Freedom Trail, which has become Boston’s most famous tourist attraction. The simple idea of laying down bricks on the sidewalks to connect the various monuments and sites with one another was Bill’s genial and practical solution that keeps on pleasing young and old alike, be they from Boston or California. American history in many ways began in Boston, and not all of it of the highest caliber. Over religious issues, the first woman was hanged and witches burned; in the same place, Samuel Adams created the Boston Massacre. Yet, Paul Revere took his famous ride; Harvard University got its charter; the USS Constitution continues to have harbor there; and, the Bunker Hill Monument together with the Athenaeum Library continue to be popular sites to everyone to visit. As an aside, the Constitution (Old Ironsides), which is an active commissioned vessel, by law has to make at least one sail per year into the harbor. And, for many years, Captain Schofield took the helm wherein he presented, to the special guests aboard, with the history of Boston contained in this book.
About the Author: William Schofield has been on the faculties of the University of Minnesota for the past forty years. He is a professor in the department of psychiatry of the Medical School and in the department of psychology of the College of Liberal Arts, and is Chief of Psychological Services in the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics.
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Title: FREEDOM BY THE BAY. The Boston Freedom Trail.
Publisher: Chicago S-7 NE Rand McNally & Co. 1974.
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good