Events for May 23, 2015
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Literary Landmarks Walking Tour
By the mid-nineteenth century, Boston had earned the nickname “The Athens of America,” as an important center for literature and as home to many of America's greatest writers. It was the launch pad of American Romanticism, Transcendentalism, the Fireside Poets, and American Realism. Join Boston By Foot for a walking tour that highlights the homes […]
Find out more »Literary Landmarks Walking Tour
By the mid-nineteenth century, Boston had earned the nickname “The Athens of America,” as an important center for literature and as home to many of America's greatest writers. It was the launch pad of American Romanticism, Transcendentalism, the Fireside Poets, and American Realism. Join Boston By Foot for a walking tour that highlights the homes […]
Find out more »Literary Landmarks Walking Tour
By the mid-nineteenth century, Boston had earned the nickname “The Athens of America,” as an important center for literature and as home to many of America's greatest writers. It was the launch pad of American Romanticism, Transcendentalism, the Fireside Poets, and American Realism. Join Boston By Foot for a walking tour that highlights the homes […]
Find out more »Literary Landmarks Walking Tour
By the mid-nineteenth century, Boston had earned the nickname “The Athens of America,” as an important center for literature and as home to many of America's greatest writers. It was the launch pad of American Romanticism, Transcendentalism, the Fireside Poets, and American Realism. Join Boston By Foot for a walking tour that highlights the homes […]
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.