Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores by Christopher Klein


Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores
Title : Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores
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ISBN : 9781934598009
ISBN-10 : 9781934598009
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 223 pages

Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands is an indispensable resource for those who want to uncover the best kept secret in the Northeast Part history part travel guide Christopher Klein has written the most compelling invitation to explore the Boston Harbor Islands national park area to date Explore the military installations that protected Boston during wartimeincluding Fort Warren home of Confederate prisoners during the Civil War Visit Boston Light on Little Brewster the nations oldest lighthouse site Kayak into the coves where pirates and bootleggers once hid Dive amid century old wrecks or climb to the top of Spectacle Island for an altogether different view of Boston Take in a jazz concert an antiue baseball game or simply hop from one island to the next to experience the stunning natural beauty of this most storied national park Complete with resource listings of recreational activities on and around the harbor islands and richly illustrated with over 150 full color photographs Kleins comprehensive coverage and keen wit will inspire thousands of landlubbers and mariners to leave port for many summers to come

Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores Reviews

  • Christine

    I'd actually give it a 35 While not exactly riveting reading it gave a pretty good history of each island and what they have to offer today

  • Jeannie

    My husband and I attended a talk by the author Christopher Klein at my local library this afternoon I began reading this book early evening and kept reading and reading finishing 6 hours later after devouring every word examing every picture and enjoying every detail We live just south of Boston and am embarrassed to say we have not been to any of the harbor islands I personally love history and feel so fortunate to live in the best city in the country a little biased with a special appreciation for it's history and abundant treasures and choicesThis book is far than a travel guide to the Boston Harbor Islands It reads like every history book should lots of fact some I knew but some I did not and some intriue with history comes tall tales but the book delivers so much It entertained it educated it captured the progress of recent enviromental improvements but satisfying was that it speeded up my desire to check off the islands on My Bucket List of Things To Do SOONER THAN LATER Mr Klein's detailed research is so concisely written thank you for sharing your love of the islands Even if you ado not lie near by read for the historyread for the science or come to Boston and experience the Islands FYI my book's copyright date is 2011not sure if it an updated version from '08 or a re release

  • Mark Vecchiotti

    Finally a comprehensive combination of history and user guide of the national park area in Boston Harbor Easily something to throw in my bag every time I jump on the ferry Good for the coffee table or as an on the go resource I love this book The sidebars kick ass

  • Nicole Vecchiotti

    I'm biased of course because I'm the publisher but I recommend this to anyone interested the little known history of the Boston Harbor Islands There are 24 of them believe it or not