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Monographs The Battle of Bunker Hill Foreword by Bernard Bailyn. Pp. 32, illus. Paper $4.00 
A wonderful sourcebook of documents and visual artifacts related
to the legendary battle of the American Revolution. Reproductions
show the reader maps and plans of fortifications, engravings
of the battle itself, official reports and British caricatures,
and a detailed and moving description of the battle in an
American soldier's letter to his mother. To order this title, please print out the order form and mail it to the Society with your check. You may also view a web exhibition of the Battle of Bunker Hill materials on display in the Society's gallery. Clio's Consort: Jeremy Belknap and the Founding of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Louis Leonard Tucker (1990). Pp. xi, 149, illus., index. Cloth $20.00 Clio's Consort describes Belknap's pivitol position in the creation of the Society, discusses his role as one of America's earliest cultural nationalists, and places his work in the context of 18th century social science. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press Massachusetts Paper Money, 1690-1780: The Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society By Leonard Travers (1988). Pp. 32, illus. Paper $5.00 
A brief historical essay, with a select bibliography, and extensive
illustrations introduce the reader to early efforts to use
paper money in the American colonies.To order this title, please print out the order form and mail it to the Society with your check. Paul Revere's Three Accounts of His Famous Ride Introduction by Edmund S. Morgan (2000, rev. ed.). Pp. 32, illus. Paper $5.00  The
old favorite was redesigned and updated in 2000 with new illustrations.
The pairing of Revere's accounts of his ride, as both facsimiles
and careful transcriptions, with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's
famous poem allows readers to compare the different renditions
of the pivotal event.To order this title, please print out the order form and mail it to the Society with your check. The Power of Her Sympathy: The Autobiography and Journal of Catharine Maria Sedgwick Edited with an introduction by Mary Kelley (1993). Pp. xii, 165, index. Cloth $25.00 Paper $8.95  Sedgwick
(1789-1867), one of the founders of American literature, published
six novels and nearly one hundred tales in a career that spanned
nearly four decades. This edition presents Sedgwick's life
through her autobiography, composed between 1853 and 1860,
and selections from her journals, written between 1826 and
1854. The writings convey her thoughts about her family life
and her professional experiences, and they also offer a window
onto American culture between the Revolution and the Civil
War. Living through a vital time in American history, Sedgwick
addressed social and political dynamics with equal insight.
The Power of Her Sympathy is distributed by the University of Virginia Press (1-800-831-3406). We Fight for Freedom: Massachusetts, African Americans, and the Civil War By Donald Yacovone; foreword by James O. Horton (2000, rev. ed.). Pp. 32, illus. Paper $7.95 
This excellent introduction to the contribution of African Americans to the
Union effort also showcases remarkable visual materials from
African American history in general. The book highlights the
efforts of the Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment—the
regiment featured in the film Glory—by drawing on a rich
collection of relevant papers and unique photographs (tintypes)
in the MHS archives. To find out more about this photograph
collection, go to the Photography Collections
web page. To order this title, please print out the order form and mail it to the Society with your check. Buried from the World: Inside the Massachusetts State Prison, 1829-1831 Edited with an introduction by Philip F. Gura Pp. lxxii, 260, 8 ills., notes, index (2002) Distributed by The University of Virginia Press. $30.00 cloth ISBN: 0-934909-79-2 
Between 1829 and 1831, Jared Curtis, chaplain at the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown, interviewed every
one of the over 300 inmates and recorded their biographies in two leatherbound notebooks. Those notebooks, fully
transcribed and well annotated after their discovery in 1998, form the basis for Buried from the World. The one
or two paragraphs that Curtis devoted to each man capture in poignant shorthand lives otherwise lost to history,
including details of age, race, upbringing and education, temperance, and the crime that brought that individual
to Charlestown. Gura's introduction places the document in its historical context, including a review of 19th-century
prison reform and the daily regimen and conditions within the state prison.
Distributed by the University of Virginia Press (1-800-831-3406). |
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