The Book of Boston
Published on 26. May 2017
340 pages
978-3-8496-4924-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mr. Shackleton finds Boston a "e;very human city, with pleasantly piquant peculiarities."e; Of course he tells interestingly the things to be seen in Boston, but he deals still more with that Boston which is "e;a state of mind"e;-the literary tradition of the city, its lecture habit, its ancestor worship, the "e;Boston Bag"e; and the "e;Sacred God"e;-and the things that make it a "e;woman's city."e; This is not only a guide to Boston sights-it's a pilot to Boston prejudices and fine beliefs. Sprinkled with anecdote and flavored with personal adventure, it is a book to cherish, to lend, to read aloud.
