The Islands of Boston Harbor (Snow Centennial Editions)
by Edward Rowe Snow
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A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a show more volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date. show lessTags
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Author, historian, and adventurer Edward Snow was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Descended from a long line of sea captains, he spent several years of his early life sailing around the world. A prolific writer, Snow wrote a number of books about New England and the sea, including such works as The Islands of Boston Harbor (1935), Ghost, Gales, show more and Gold (1972), and Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Historic Chronicles (1981). The New York Times called Snow "just about the best chronicler of the days of sail." show less
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- Important places
- Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Travel, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 917.44 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in North America Northeastern U.S. Massachusetts
- LCC
- F73.63 .S66 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Massachusetts
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
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