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Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library founded in 1848, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates, and opened to the public in 1854. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in the world and the first to allow its patrons to borrow books and other materials. Its present building on Copley... Read more |
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Josiah Quincy (1744-75)
Josiah Quincy , 1744-75, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Boston. An outstanding lawyer, he wrote a series of anonymous articles for the Boston Gazette in which he opposed the Stamp Act and other British colonial policies. Nevertheless, Quincy, along with John Adams, defended the... Read more |
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James Thomas Fields
James Thomas Fields 1817-81, American author and publisher, b. Portsmouth, N.H. He was the junior partner of Ticknor and Fields, noted Boston publishing house in the mid-19th cent. He edited (1861-70) the Atlantic Monthly with notable success. His books, largely reminiscences of literary... Read more |
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Weymouth
Weymouth , town (1990 pop. 54,063), Norfolk co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston on Hingham Bay; settled 1622, inc. 1635. The state's second oldest settlement, it is chiefly residential. Electronic components, fertilizer, and chemicals are made. Weymouth also has a shoe industry which dates back to the... Read more |
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Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party 1773. In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts , had retained the tea tax, partly as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies, partly to aid the financially embarrassed East India... Read more |
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Nan Gregory
Gregory, Nan 1944-PersonalBorn 1944, in Boston, MA; married; children: one son. Education: University of British Columbia, B.A. Hobbies and other interests: Kayaking, drawing, watercolor painting, clowning.AddressesHome and office—Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.CareerProfessional storyteller,... Read more |
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Marisabina Russo
Russo, Marisabina 1950-PersonalBorn May 1, 1950, in New York, NY; daughter of Michele Russo (a naval architect) and Sabina Heliczer (a businesswoman); married Whitney W. Stark (a teacher), October 4, 1975; children: Hannah, Samuel, Benjamin. Education: Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1971 (studio art);... Read more |
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Fannie Farmer
F ANNIEF ARMER Born: March 23, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts Died: January 15, 1915 Boston, Massachusetts American cooking expert, author, and educator Fannie Farmer was an American authority in the art of cooking and the author of six books about... Read more |
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William Dawes
William Dawes 1745-99, figure in the American Revolution, b. Boston, Mass. On the night of Apr. 18, 1775, Dawes rode from Boston, via Brighton Bridge, to Lexington, warning the countryside of the British advance. At Lexington, he was joined by Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott . On the way to... Read more |
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Bank of Boston Corp
Bank of Boston Corporation 100 Federal StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02110U.S.A.(617) 434-2200 Public Company Incorporated: 1970Employees: 20,200Assets: $34.12 billionStock Index: New York Boston The Bank of Boston Read more |
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REP. MCNERNEY ANNOUNCES SAN JOAQUIN LIBRARIES TO RECEIVE BOOK GRANTS
...history in a way children of all ages...our nation's history...and the U.S. Virgin Islands...these classic books and engage...receive the 17-book series...Grades 9 to 12 Abigail Adams: ... |
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We The People Program Provides Grants For Read About It! Discussions,...
...Survivor's Tale" (Book 1, "My Father...Frank McCourt's " 'Tis: A Memoir...Esmeralda Santiago's "When I Was Puerto...memoir "Angela's Ashes," Nov...in Spanish; "Abigail Adams: Witness to a ... |
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EXPLORING THE LIFE OF A REVOLUTIONARY WOMAN
...Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution," by Natalie...curiosity about Adams so much that...Canton Library Book Club visited the Adams National...Adamses. Adams, wife ... |
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'CREATED EQUAL' SELECTED AS THEME OF 'WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF'
...a book. Book lists are...attention to books with particular...Recently, a book list was...of classic books for young...nation's heritage...Freedman; Abigail Adams: Witness ... |
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...friends. Here's one thing why...will be it's near and you...randomly selects children to go in different...children's books for the Globe...by Richard Adams, "Crime and...Crutcher, "Abigail ... |
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REP. COHEN ANNOUNCES 'WE THE PEOPLE' BOOKSHELF AWARDS TO SIX LIBRARIES IN 9TH...
...of 17 classic books on the theme...our nation's history in a way children of all ages can...of America's greatest founding...our nation's history. Through...Grades 9 to 12 * Abigail Adams: ... |
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REP. PETRI ANNOUNCES WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF AWARDS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES
...17 classic books on the theme...Wisconsin's 6th Congressional...in getting children thinking about...of America's greatest founding...our nation's history...Grades 9 to 12 Abigail Adams: ... |
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REP. ENGLISH ANNOUNCES 'WE THE PEOPLE' BOOKSHELF AWARD FOR LOCAL LIBRARIES
...receive 17 classic books on the theme...the minds of children and adults alike...our nation's history," said...of the NEH's We the People...Grades 9 to 12 Abigail Adams: Witness to a ... |
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REP. ENGEL ANNOUNCES 'WE THE PEOPLE' BOOKSHELF AWARD TO 20 LIBRARIES IN 17TH...
...17 classic books on the theme...of America's greatest founding...education for our children. Reading is...our nation's most basic...of the NEH's We the People...Grades 9 to 12 * Abigail Adams: ... |
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REP. KUHL ANNOUNCES WE THE PEOPLE BOOKSHELF AWARD TO 34 DISTRICT LIBRARIES
...set of the 17 books along with...our nation's history and...encourages children to imagine...our nation's history...and the U.S. Virgin Islands...Grades 9 to 12 * Abigail Adams: Witness to a ... |
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