The Massachusetts Historical Society invites you for an author talk that encompasses Boston’s 400-year history. The program takes place January 24 at 1154 Boylston Street, and online with registration. $10 in person fee, free online. The in-person reception begins at 5:30 pm, and the talk begins at 6 pm.
Boston was home to the Great Puritan Migration, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the first civil rights movement, the abolition movement, and the women’s rights movement. However, the city that gave us such innovation as the first use of ether as anesthesia, the telephone, technicolor film, and the mutual fund was also the hub of the anti-immigration movement, the divisive busing era, and decades of self-inflicted decay.
Join author Daniel Dain as he acts as your tour guide from the arrival of First Peoples up to the election of Boston’s first woman and person of color as mayor in 2021. Dain’s work examines the central role that density, diversity, and good urban design play in the success of cities like Boston. He explores the policies and practices that took Boston from its highest heights to its lowest lows and back again. Copies of A History of Boston will be available for purchase in-person, and Daniel Dain will sign copies after the program.
