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In History's Embrace: Past and Present in Concord, Massachusetts
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by Leslie Perrin Wilson
Sales Rank: 1157537
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$21.95
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on 6-18-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 140 pages
Published by: Hollis Publishing Company July 1, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1884186416
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1884186417
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 14.4 ounces
Product Review
"By exploring the tensions Concord has experienced over the years between honoring the past while adapting to the requirements of the present, Leslie Perrin Wilson provides valuable lessons for communities far beyond the confines of Concord's embrace." --Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning author of No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Homefront During World War II
"There is no other book like Leslie Wilson's In History s Embrace because there is no other town like Concord, Massachusetts. Wilson, the tireless protector of . . . Concord s most precious historical records . . . shows herself here to be a vivid chronicler of the past those documents reveal. Rather than rehearse the stories we all know, she unearths characters, curiosities, and crisis-points that every Concordian and every visitor to Concord will delight to read about . . . Written with exceptional accuracy, wit, and insight, In History's Embrace easily wins a spot on the Concord Authors shelf." --Megan Marshall, author of The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism
"Concord, Massachusetts, has long been seen as the ideal New England town, deeply rooted in its Puritan, Revolutionary, and Transcendentalist past. In History's Embrace evokes this heritage and enriches it well, portraying a town at once proud of its legacy and open to continuing and progressive change . . . Concord, like any other place, takes in a rich collection of humanity, whom Wilson embraces with curiosity, warmth, and knowledge derived from deep immersion in the extraordinary archive . . . over which she presides." --Robert A. Gross, author of The Minutemen and Their World, and James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History, University of Connecticut
Product Review
"There is no other book like Leslie Wilson's In History s Embrace because there is no other town like Concord, Massachusetts. Wilson, the tireless protector of . . . Concord s most precious historical records . . . shows herself here to be a vivid chronicler of the past those documents reveal. Rather than rehearse the stories we all know, she unearths characters, curiosities, and crisis-points that every Concordian and every visitor to Concord will delight to read about . . . Written with exceptional accuracy, wit, and insight, In History's Embrace easily wins a spot on the Concord Authors shelf." --Megan Marshall, author of The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism
Reader Reviews
Though tourists fill its streets and sidewalks every day, the town of Concord, Massachusetts (pop. 17,000), is not the kind of static living history museum one encounters in Sturbridge Village (Mass.) or Williamsburg (Va.). Founded in 1635, America's oldest inland town is a thriving community where life has not stopped with a particular year or decade, and where current residents deal with contemporary life and its challenges. The reputation of the town is connected to a number of periods in history; so remembering it merely as the site of the first battle of the American Revolution or as the home of the Transcendentalists results in ignoring other important events. Indeed, History -- with a capital H! -- intersects with this town so often that we continue to marvel at the assortment of real-life stories that have happened here. Perhaps no one knows these tales better than Leslie Perrin Wilson, curator of the William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library. Here she presents twenty of her most popular "Historic Concord" columns, pieces that originally appeared in The Concord Journal newspaper. With the publication of this volume, these vignettes can now entertain and enlighten a wider audience. Reproductions of relevant vintage photos are also scattered throughout the pages, lending charm and interest to selected accounts. Readers will enjoy learning about key celebrations of the famous April 19th battle, including the anticipated visit of Robert Frost for the 150th anniversary. They'll see once again the Whipping Post Elm and wonder about its age and disturbing name. Fans of the Transcendentalists will be happy to see a few mentions of Thoreau and Emerson in a tale or two. And of course, the story of William Munroe serves to showcase the founding of the public library, the town's source of historic information. But the true gems of the book are the oddities that jump out to surprise us. Should the whole town have been preserved in time, like Williamsburg was? Why were so many buildings moved from street to street? What happened to the senior citizen who wandered away from Bronson Alcott's School of Philosophy in 1887? And who would ever guess that such a small town had been in the running to host the headquarters of the United Nations? Leslie Wilson provides for us a casual reading experience that will answer some questions about Concord but will raise a few more. IN HISTORY'S EMBRACE serves as a quirky supplement and update to such traditional Concord histories as Ruth Wheeler's "Concord: Climate for Freedom" (1967) and Lemuel Shattuck's "History of the Town of Concord, Mass." (1835/1985). The text still doesn't solve the age-old riddle: Why was all this stuff destined to happen HERE???
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