{"product_id":"abington-through-time-john-galluzzo-9781635000481","title":"Abington Through Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eAbington has evolved from industrial powerhouse to suburban community while preserving its rich heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Abington was founded in 1812, it was much larger than it is now. At that time, it encompassed both East Abington and South Abington, which today are Rockland and Whitman. But a schism in 1874 separated the three communities, leaving Abingtonians to carry their banner forward alone. By that time the town was in its heyday as a shoe manufacturing center, but it also held a curious place in the history of the anti-slavery movement of the pre-Civil War years, as a gathering spot for emancipation rallies at what is still Abington's most hallowed ground, Island Grove. As the twentieth century progressed, Abington watched the shoe industry centralize elsewhere and settled comfortably into place as a suburban Boston community. In 2012, it joined Rockland and Whitman in celebrating their common bicentennial, honoring both the past and the present. In Abington Through Time, join historians Don Cann and John Galluzzo, authors of Abington in Vintage Postcards, for a walk up and down the main streets and back roads to see what remains, and what has changed in Abington over the past century and a half.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Galluzzo,Donald Cann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635000483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635000481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e America Through Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d","brand":"John Galluzzo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442461880575,"sku":"9781635000481","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ac2ff4b-9f4f-4c05-892b-e5e76100ac1a.jpg?v=1777197568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abington-through-time-john-galluzzo-9781635000481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}