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The Islands of Boston Harbor (Snow Centennial Editions)
The Islands of Boston Harbor - Snow Centennial Editions Author:Edward Rowe Snow, Jeremy D'Entremont Commonwealth Editions is proud to reissue The Islands of Boston Harbor, Snows first book, in recognition of the centennial of Snows birth. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. The book covers the history and legends of virtually ev... more »ery island and rock in the harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches. . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy DEntremont to bring the information up to date.« less