CITY SO GRAND, A(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning
metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one of the
world’s great metropolises—one that achieved worldwide prominence
in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism,
literature, commerce, and transportation.
　　In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable
period in Boston’s history. He takes readers through the ferocity
of the abolitionist movement of the 1850s, the thirty-five-year
engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project,
Boston’s explosion in size through immigration and annexation, the
devastating Great Fire of 1872, and the glorious opening of
America’s first subway station in 1897. This lively journey paints
a portrait of a half century of progress, leadership, and
influence.

　　Stephen Puleo is the author of the Boston Globe best seller
The Boston Italians and of the critically acclaimed Boston-area
best seller Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. A
former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to American
History magazine, he holds a master’s degree in history and teaches
at Suffolk University. He and his wife, Kate, live in the Boston
area.