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The Paradise Of All These Parts

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Author : John Hanson Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 2008

The Paradise Of All These Parts written by John Hanson Mitchell and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.

In 1614, explorer John Smith sailed into what was to become Boston Harbor and referred to the wild lands and waters around him as "the Paradise of all these parts." Within fifteen years, the Puritans were developing the tadpole-shaped Shawmut Peninsula, as members of the Massachusett tribe fled. Now, nearly four hundred years later, one must wonder what remains of John Smith's "Paradise." Equipped with wit, intellect, and an innate curiosity about people and places, John Hanson Mitchell strolls through Boston's streets, chronicling the nonhuman inhabitants and surprisingly diverse plant life, as well as the eccentric characters he meets at various turns. Using his modern observations as a starting point, he tells the fascinating stories of the tribal leaders, naturalists, community activists, and organizations who worked to preserve nature in the city over generations, from the Victory Gardens of the Fenway to the expansive woods of Franklin Park. But much of the history is in the land itself. As he battles traffic on notorious Route 128, Mitchell considers the ancient origins of the rocks that line the highway and those that form the city's foundation. A walk across Boston Common calls to mind the Tremount Hills, flattened by seventeenth-century newcomers; only Beacon Hill remains. A stroll through the Back Bay allows Mitchell to imagine the Charles River, so polluted by sewage that it became a public nuisance and was partially covered over with a massive nineteenth-century landfill. With this natural history in mind, Mitchell explores both ancient and new green space from Chelsea to South Boston, including the greenway formed by the Big Dig. Endlessly readable and full of personality, The Paradise of All These Parts offers Boston visitors and residents alike a whole new perspective on one of America's oldest cities. "Hands-on and eloquent a lover's rhapsody." -Edward Hoagland "A wonderful, surprising, and gracefully written exploration of Boston's true nature. If you love this city, you will love this book." -Eric Jay Dolin, author of LEVIATHAN: The History of Whaling in America "A wonderful piece of work: lively, thought-provoking and totally absorbing. The city of Boston has been chopped to pieces, riddled with tunnels, and surrounded by fill, but as Mitchell reveals in The Paradise of All These Parts, it is still a place of wonder." -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of MAYFLOWER: A Story of Courage, Community, and War "Like Vladimir Nabokov, John Hanson Mitchell is a writer with an eye for nature's curious details, rather than a naturalist who practices writing. His new natural history of Boston is actually more a history of naturalists, explorers, conservationists and others at play on nature's grand stage with lots of juicy subplots and a large cast of engaging eccentrics. Irresistible." -Christopher W. Leahy, Gerard A. Bertrand Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology, Massachusetts Audubon Society, and author of The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife, Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America, and more "The history of urban areas is often framed as the march of human mastery: culture replacing nature tree by tree. John Hanson Mitchell tells the story of how geology, nature, Natives and new arrivals have continually made and remade the place we call Boston. His amiable tale rambles easily from rocks to rivers to red light districts, interweaving natural and human history in a way that's quietly but deeply meaningful." -Ginger Strand, author of Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power, and Lies "There is plenty of history, natural and otherwise, in The Paradise of All These Parts, but there is also wit, narrative, and vision. Like Thoreau, Mitchell has a genius for sauntering, and I can't

Walks And Rides In The Country Round About Boston

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Author : Edwin Monroe Bacon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898

Walks And Rides In The Country Round About Boston written by Edwin Monroe Bacon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Boston (Mass.) categories.

The Paradise Of Childhood

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Author : Edward Wiebé
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869

The Paradise Of Childhood written by Edward Wiebé and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Kindergarten categories.

The Bay State Monthly

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898

The Bay State Monthly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with New England categories.

The New England Magazine

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895

The New England Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with New England categories.

Report Of The Board Of Metropolitan Park Commissioners

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Author : Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893

Report Of The Board Of Metropolitan Park Commissioners written by Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Landscape architecture categories.

Public Documents Of Massachusetts

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Author : Massachusetts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898

Public Documents Of Massachusetts written by Massachusetts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Massachusetts categories.

A Report Upon The Opportunities For Public Open Spaces In The Metropolitan District Of Boston Massachusetts Made To The Metropolitan Park Commission

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Author : Charles Eliot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893

A Report Upon The Opportunities For Public Open Spaces In The Metropolitan District Of Boston Massachusetts Made To The Metropolitan Park Commission written by Charles Eliot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Boston (Mass.) categories.

Saving Paradise

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Author : Rebecca Ann Parker
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2008-07-01

Saving Paradise written by Rebecca Ann Parker and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with Religion categories.

A fascinating theological study of how early Christianity’s message of love and community has evolved into one of punishment and empire During their first millennium, Christians filled their sanctuaries with images of Christ as a living presence—as a shepherd, teacher, healer, or an enthroned god. He is serene and surrounded by lush scenes, depictions of this world as paradise. Yet once he appeared as crucified, dying was virtually all Jesus seemed able to do, and paradise disappeared from the earth. Saving Paradise turns a fascinating new lens on Christianity, from its first centuries to the present day, asking how its early vision of beauty evolved into a vision of torture, and what changes in society and theology marked that evolution. It also retrieves, for today, a life-affirming Christianity that the world sorely needs.

History Of Norfolk County Massachusetts

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Author : Duane Hamilton Hurd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884

History Of Norfolk County Massachusetts written by Duane Hamilton Hurd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Norfolk County (Mass.) categories.