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A History of Boston, with Daniel Dain
A History of Boston, with Daniel Dain
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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Daniel Dain is the author of an ambitious new history of Boston, called A History of Boston. A few years ago, a listener got in touch with the show to say that he was a lawyer by trade, but working on a manuscript on Boston history by night. When he shared the manuscript with me, I was shocked by it’s sweeping scope, and impressed when a bound copy found its way to my door earlier this year. A History of Boston blends his interest in urbanism and his deep love of Boston history to describe a series of boom and bust cycles in the longterm health and viability of Boston. I will ask him not only what has happened in Boston’s past but also what challenges and opportunities he sees on the horizon.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/288/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Nov 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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