Author: Robert Bennet Forbes
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An account of the preparations for and the actual voyage of the U.S.S. Jamestown in March, 1847, that was carrying relief provisions collected from Boston and other New England merchants for the famine-stricken residents of Ireland. Robert Bennet Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland to command this relief mission, and he lent the U.S.S. Jamestown for that purpose.
The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy
Author: Robert Bennet Forbes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An account of the preparations for and the actual voyage of the U.S.S. Jamestown in March, 1847, that was carrying relief provisions collected from Boston and other New England merchants for the famine-stricken residents of Ireland. Robert Bennet Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland to command this relief mission, and he lent the U.S.S. Jamestown for that purpose.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An account of the preparations for and the actual voyage of the U.S.S. Jamestown in March, 1847, that was carrying relief provisions collected from Boston and other New England merchants for the famine-stricken residents of Ireland. Robert Bennet Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland to command this relief mission, and he lent the U.S.S. Jamestown for that purpose.
A City So Grand
Author: Stephen Puleo
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807050458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
A lively history of Boston’s emergence as a world-class city—home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell—by a beloved Bostonian historian “It’s been quite a while since I’ve read anything—fiction or nonfiction—so enthralling.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island Once upon a time, “Boston Town” was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation. Long before the frustrations of our modern era, in which the notion of accomplishing great things often appears overwhelming or even impossible, Boston distinguished itself in the last half of the nineteenth century by proving it could tackle and overcome the most arduous of challenges and obstacles with repeated—and often resounding—success, becoming a city of vision and daring. In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s history, in his trademark page-turning style. Our journey begins with the ferocity of the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and ends with the glorious opening of America’s first subway station, in 1897. In between we witness the thirty-five-year engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project, Boston’s explosion in size through immigration and annexation, the devastating Great Fire of 1872 and subsequent rebuilding of downtown, and Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone utterance in 1876 from his lab at Exeter Place. These lively stories and many more paint an extraordinary portrait of a half century of progress, leadership, and influence that turned a New England town into a world-class city, giving us the Boston we know today.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807050458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
A lively history of Boston’s emergence as a world-class city—home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell—by a beloved Bostonian historian “It’s been quite a while since I’ve read anything—fiction or nonfiction—so enthralling.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island Once upon a time, “Boston Town” was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation. Long before the frustrations of our modern era, in which the notion of accomplishing great things often appears overwhelming or even impossible, Boston distinguished itself in the last half of the nineteenth century by proving it could tackle and overcome the most arduous of challenges and obstacles with repeated—and often resounding—success, becoming a city of vision and daring. In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s history, in his trademark page-turning style. Our journey begins with the ferocity of the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and ends with the glorious opening of America’s first subway station, in 1897. In between we witness the thirty-five-year engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project, Boston’s explosion in size through immigration and annexation, the devastating Great Fire of 1872 and subsequent rebuilding of downtown, and Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone utterance in 1876 from his lab at Exeter Place. These lively stories and many more paint an extraordinary portrait of a half century of progress, leadership, and influence that turned a New England town into a world-class city, giving us the Boston we know today.
The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy
Author: Robert Bennet Forbes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
An account of the preparations for and the actual voyage of the U.S.S. Jamestown in March, 1847, that was carrying relief provisions collected from Boston and other New England merchants for the famine-stricken residents of Ireland. Robert Bennet Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland to command this relief mission, and he lent the U.S.S. Jamestown for that purpose.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
An account of the preparations for and the actual voyage of the U.S.S. Jamestown in March, 1847, that was carrying relief provisions collected from Boston and other New England merchants for the famine-stricken residents of Ireland. Robert Bennet Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland to command this relief mission, and he lent the U.S.S. Jamestown for that purpose.
The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy (Classic Reprint)
Author: Robert Bennet Forbes
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259907367
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Excerpt from The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy Sour. Explanation seems to be necessary for so long delaying the publication in full of the thanks of the warm hearted people in Ire land who addressed me on the part of the contributors in New Eng land. The publication has been delayed in hopes to add to the other documents, the report of the Committee at Cork, but I do not deem it expedient longer to wait for this, as it will no doubt appear in the report of the Committee of Distribution which will doubtless be made as soon as the funds are all appropriated and the account closed. It may also be considered necessary to offer some apology for print ing so much; to render the record complete, and to transmit fully the feeling of the Irish people, less could not have been printed, and al though much of what appears here, has been before the public in the newspapers, I have deemed it proper to publish the whole together. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259907367
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Excerpt from The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy Sour. Explanation seems to be necessary for so long delaying the publication in full of the thanks of the warm hearted people in Ire land who addressed me on the part of the contributors in New Eng land. The publication has been delayed in hopes to add to the other documents, the report of the Committee at Cork, but I do not deem it expedient longer to wait for this, as it will no doubt appear in the report of the Committee of Distribution which will doubtless be made as soon as the funds are all appropriated and the account closed. It may also be considered necessary to offer some apology for print ing so much; to render the record complete, and to transmit fully the feeling of the Irish people, less could not have been printed, and al though much of what appears here, has been before the public in the newspapers, I have deemed it proper to publish the whole together. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The North American Review
Author: Jared Sparks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
The North American Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Early years, 1817-1849
Author: Frederick Douglass
Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER VOLUME XXXIII
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Voyage of the Jamestown on Her Errand of Mercy
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ISBN: 9780371284537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780371284537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.
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Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.