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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596297670
ISBN-139781596297678
eBay Product ID (ePID)79866119
Product Key Features
Book TitleMedford: : a Brief History
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicUnited States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), General, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDee Morris
Book SeriesBrief History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-040559
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal974.4/4
SynopsisSince its early days in the possession of a man who never set foot on the land itself, Medford has been a place of possibility. Many Medford residents have made their mark on American culture, including James W. Tufts, the inventor of the soda fountain, and Fannie Farmer, author of the first modern cookbook. Medford has been the site of revolutionary changes, as entrepreneur Thatcher Magoun built the wildly successful clipper ship industry, and in the case of Belinda Royall, a slave who remarkably won her legal emancipation in 1773. Author Dee Morris renders a richly detailed history, from the Medford Square rum distilleries that sent a molasses smell wafting through town for centuries to the celebration for Amelia Earhart, who lived in West Medford briefly, before her first successful transatlantic flight. Medford: A Brief History reveals hidden stories behind a small town with a big legacy.