Hidden History of Worcester

Hidden History of Worcester
Author: Dave Kovaleski
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467149004

As the second-largest city in New England, Worcester is well known for its contributions to manufacturing and transportation. However, many other people and events contributed to the building of this city. Timothy Bigelow led a revolution to take back Worcester from British rule almost two years before the Declaration of Independence. Abby Kelley Foster helped establish the first national women's rights convention in Worcester and was a leading voice against slavery. The city was also home to one of the nation's first professional baseball teams, the Worcester Brown Stockings. Join local author Dave Kovaleski as he reveals the stories behind revolutionaries, reformers and pioneers from the "Heart of the Commonwealth."

Mother, May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen

Mother, May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen
Author: Warren Wilkinson
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2015-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461751365

Seldom does one encounter a history of a military unit that so compellingly reproduces its experiences.--New York Times "An unusually detailed study of men at war, as well as a superb unit history."--Publishers Weekly "An altogether splendid contribution to military history."--Kirkus The 57th Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers lost more men killed and mortally wounded than any other regiment in the Union army. In this classic Civil War unit history, Wilkinson crafts an intimate, gutsy, candid story of men at war. Covers the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg No-holds-barred account of the fatigue, horror, boredom, gallantry, and cowardice of the Civil War soldier

Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston

Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston
Author: Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2022-12-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 3849663019

There are thousands of people who have never seen (and are not likely ever to see) the interesting capital of Massachusetts, to whom, however, this volume will recommend itself, for various reasons. Boston is especially dear to us Americans and reading Mr. Drake's well-written volume is like reading the record of the sayings and doings of the colonialists.

Murdered by His Wife

Murdered by His Wife
Author: Deborah Navas
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2001-09-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781558493346

Fiction writer and independent scholar Navas reconstructs a little-remembered incident during the US war for independence. Bathsheba took in and nursed a 16-year-old Continental soldier returning from a year under Washington, and became pregnant by him. Because divorce was nearly impossible and adulteresses were publicly stripped and whipped, she, with help from the boy and others, beat hubby to death and stuffed him in a well. It did not help her case that her father was the state's most prominent and despised Loyalist. There is no index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Worcester

Worcester
Author: Barton Kemp
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1998-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738564869