Synopses & Reviews
A thorough yet concise walking guide to one of Americas most important historic destinations Relive the birth of America along Bostons historic 2.5-mile Freedom Trail with this guide to 26 legendary landmarks—including the site of the Boston Massacre and the Bunker Hill Monument. This new edition is fully updated to provide the most current information on the sites, including admission fees, hours of operation, and more. It also includes suggested Side Trips to nearby historic attractions that dont stray too far from the red line, as well as Pit Stops, points of interest where you might want to take a break from the proceedings and shop or grab a bite to eat. Put on your walking shoes and visit:• The Old South Meeting House, where Sam Adamss December 16, 1773, oration led to the Boston Tea Party• The Old State House, the site of Bostons first public reading of the Declaration of Independence• Faneuil Hall, nicknamed the “Cradle of Liberty,” because there the voices of the people thundered their dissent over various acts of the Crown• The Paul Revere House, downtown Bostons oldest building, dating to the late 16th-century
Review
Many sights will resonate more for the visitor who reads this book.”
Beacon Hill Times
Synopsis
Relive the birth of our nation along Boston's historic Freedom Trail with this guide to over twenty-five legendary landmarks. This new edition is fully updated to include the most current information on the sites, including admission fees, hours of operation, and more. Features new cover treatment and travel-friendly trim size.
Synopsis
A thorough yet concise walking guide to one of America's most important historic destinationsRelive the birth of America along Boston's historic two-and-a-half-mile Freedom Trail with this guide to twenty-six legendary landmarks--including the site of the Boston Massacre and the Bunker Hill Monument. This new edition is fully updated to include the most current information on the sites, including admission fees, hours of operation, and more. It also features a fresh cover treatment and a new, travel-friendly trim size. Put on your walking shoes and visit: - Faneuil Hall, where the citizens of Boston voted their "opposition to Tyrants and their Minions"- Paul Revere's house, the only seventeenth-century wooden dwelling still standing in any major American city- The Old South Meeting House, where Sam Adams's December 16, 1773 oration led to the Boston Tea Party- The Old State House, the site of Boston's first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
Synopsis
A thorough yet concise walking guide to one of Americas most important historic destinations
Relive the birth of America along Bostons historic two-and-a-half-mile Freedom Trail with this guide to twenty-six legendary landmarksincluding the site of the Boston Massacre and the Bunker Hill Monument. This new edition is fully updated to include the most current information on the sites, including admission fees, hours of operation, and more. It also features a fresh cover treatment and a new, travel-friendly trim size. Put on your walking shoes and visit:
- Faneuil Hall, where the citizens of Boston voted their opposition to Tyrants and their Minions”
- Paul Reveres house, the only seventeenth-century wooden dwelling still standing in any major American city
- The Old South Meeting House, where Sam Adamss December 16, 1773 oration led to the Boston Tea Party
- The Old State House, the site of Bostons first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
About the Author
Cindi D. Pietrzyk is a freelance writer and editor based in Connecticut. She has been writing and working in the publishing industry for sixteen years, both in-house and as a freelancer. She started her career as a journalist and worked for a year covering the beat before moving on to book publishing. In 1998 she started Pietrzyk Publishing and in that capacity has worked as project manager, copy editor, proofreader, and writer. In addition to Boston's Freedom Trail, she has also contributed to Short Nature Walks: Connecticut (Globe Pequot Press). She was also deeply involved with the 19th edition of The Connecticut Walk Book: East, published by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.