Looking Back at South Shore History:: From Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite

Looking Back at South Shore History:: From Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite

by John J. Galluzzo
Looking Back at South Shore History:: From Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite

Looking Back at South Shore History:: From Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite

by John J. Galluzzo

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Overview

From Plymouth Rock to Quincy granite, the South Shore of Boston has been a place of revolution, relaxation and revelation. Artists have gained inspiration from the meeting of sea and shore, enemy navies have targeted its strategic ports and, in better days, merrymakers have sought its warming sun, cooling breezes, amusement parks and historic and natural landmarks. The Toll House Cookie, the song When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" and the U.S. Navy's rallying cry "Don't give up the ship " all were South Shore born. John Galluzzo, author of "The North River: Scenic Waterway of the South Shore" and "When Hull Freezes Over," gathers the best of his "Look Back" column in this compilation of historic vignettes from "South Shore Living" magazine."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609497231
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 08/13/2013
Series: American Chronicles
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 1,128,693
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Galluzzo is the author of more than 35 books on the history and nature of Massachusetts, the northeast and the Coast Guard. He writes for the Hull Times, Scituate Mariner, and South Shore Living on a regular basis, devoting his full-time energies to the South Shore Natural Science Center where he is director of education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

1724: The House that Jumped 11

1773: A Tale of Two Thomases 15

1811: The First Keeper of Scituate Lighthouse 19

1813: Chesapeake vs. Shannon 23

1815: The Untrue Life of Lucy Brewer 27

1843: Up the Missouri with John James Audubon 29

1851: "Won't Stand Over To-Nite" 33

1851: Thoreau on the South Shore 37

1853: Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent 41

1854: Henry Stellwagen's Bank 45

1860: 1-4-3 51

1860: The War Governor 55

1862: Fletcher Webster Pays the Price 59

1863: The South Shore at Gettysburg 63

1872: For Massachusetts's Citizen Soldiers 67

1883: These Walls Can Talk 71

1884: A.W. Perry 75

1887: Henry Turner Bailey 79

1892: A Bridge at Powder Point 83

1893: Mr. Bradley's Horses 87

1897: Hull vs. Hingham 91

1900: Copper King 95

1904: Wildflowers of Plymouth and Vicinity 99

1906: A Ballgame on Peddocks 103

1909: "Good-by, Dear Heart, Good-by" 105

1909: For People Who Like to "Do Things" 109

1909: War Games 113

1909: Boss 117

1909: A Season of Storms 121

1910: To the Air 125

1911: Heat Wave 129

1912: The Demise of the Thinking Machine 133

1912: First Pitch at Fenway 137

1913: Thanks to All the Dogs 141

1925: Silent Cal Returns 145

1926: Red, Red Robin 149

1927: Queen of the Air 153

1928: Powerless 157

1929: Hank Gowdy Touches Them All 161

1937: Cookies 165

1941: Fire at Ocean Bluff 169

1957: Mayflower II 171

About the Author 175

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