THE OMNI PARKER HOUSE:
A Brief History of America's Longest Continuously Operating Hotel
Author: Susan Wilson
ISBN: NA
Pages: 52 plus gatefold insert
Binding Information: Paperback
Size: 6 1/4 X 8 1/2 Inches
Illustrated: yes, with maps,
drawings, engravings, posters,
plus vintage and contemporary photos
Price: available free to guests of the
Omni Parker House
This is a special 150th anniversary edition of the Omni Parker House history featuring Wilson's delightful prose storytelling interspersed with plentiful illustrations, fascinating historic sidebars, an historic timeline foldout, and even a recipe for Parker House rolls!
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THE LITERARY TRAIL OF GREATER BOSTON:
A tour of sites in Boston, Cambridge, and Concord
Author: Susan Wilson
ISBN: 1-889833-67-3
Pages: 198
Binding Information: Paperback
Size: 6X9 Inches
Illustrated: yes,
with current maps and vintage photos
Price: $14.95
No city in America can match the literary heritage of Boston. Just as the city has a Freedom Trail connecting its Revolutionary sites, it also has a Literary Trail connecting the homes, workplaces, and final resting places of its great writers. This revised second edition of Susan Wilson's expert guidebook (originally published 2000, ISBN 0-618-05013-2) brings the story up to the minute.
Spanning nearly four centuries of literary greatness, from Anne Hutchinson and Cotton Mather to Sylvia Plath and John Updike, The Literary Trail of Greater Boston covers more than just Boston proper, as the title suggests. Winding its way through Cambridge and finding its way to Concord, Wilson's work pays special tribute to literary heroes of the nineteenth century, including Alcott, Thoreau, Longfellow, Emerson, and Hawthorne, while guiding readers to sites related to Kahlil Gibran, Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Eugene O'Neill, E. E. Cummings, and a remarkable number of other modern writers.
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BOSTON SITES & INSIGHTS:
An Essential Guide to Historic Landmarks In and Around Boston
Author: Susan Wilson
ISBN: 978-080707135-9
Pages: 368
Binding Information: Paperback
Size: 5 1/2" X 9" Inches
Illustrated: yes; includes 55
original photos by Susan Wilson
Price: $20.00
"A marvelous multicultural book... The best introduction to the tourist sites in Boston and the surrounding area we have come across."-The Discerning Traveler
Whether you're looking for a history of one of the city's world-class museums or for a fascinating story about Boston's popular North End, Susan Wilson covers it all in Boston Sites and Insights.
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CHECKING IT OUT:
Visit the Beacon Press website:
http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1643
BUYING THE BOOK:
YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE -- You'll find Boston Sites and Insights in the Travel (local, or New England) or History section.
ONLINE BOOKSTORES:
- http://www.booksense.com
- http://www.Amazon.com
- http://www.Barnesandnoble.com
- http://www.Borders.com (teamed with Amazon)
or anywhere else you usually shop!
GARDEN OF MEMORIES:
A Guide to Historic Forest Hills
Author: Susan Wilson
ISBN: none
Pages: 144
Binding Information: Paperback
Size: 6X8 1/4 Inches
Illustrated: yes;
includes vintage images
and original photos by Susan Wilson
Price: $15.00
Susan's beautifully written, lavishly illustrated, four-color book takes visitors on six themed walking tours through the largest, most beautiful rural garden cemetery and sculpture garden in America.
Book is available directly through Forest Hills Cemetery, either at the main office or via mail order:
FOREST HILLS CEMETERY, Forsyth Chapel
95 Forest Hills Avenue
Jamaica Plain MA
617-524-0128 X22
http://www.foresthillstrust.org