Dorchester (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738537238)

In the early twentieth century, Dorchester was called "the model town of New England." It was the most favored residential section of Boston, bathed by ocean winds from the east, picturesque rivers and hills to the south, the finest boulevards and parks to the west, and a great city just ten minutes away via the best rapid-transit system in the world. As a result, the population increased from fifteen hundred during the Revolutionary War to two hundred thousand in the early 1900s. Dorchester looks at this neighborly community of skilled mechanics, tradesmen, and professionals through vintage postcards.

Author: Earl Taylor
ISBN-10: 0738537233
ISBN-13: 9780738537238
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/23/2005
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.58w x 0.35d