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A Guide to Boston's Secret Trove of Peculiar Artifactsnew

There are peculiar piece of history tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Boston–area archives -- from death masks to a book bound in human skin.
Boston Phoenix  |  Jacqueline Houton  |  08-28-2008  |  History
Tags: history, Boston, artifacts, Boston Public Library, Bostonian Society, Massachusetts Historical Society, Schlesinger Library

Cathy Wilkerson: Exploding the '60snew

She survived the infamous Weatherman bomb-factory explosion, life underground, and prison. In Flying Close to the Sun, she offers her life and times for all time.
Boston Phoenix  |  Clif Garboden  |  10-25-2007  |  History
Tags: antiwar, history, anti-war, MOVEMENT, 1960s, '60s, 11th, 18, 60s, anarchist, bombings, Cathy, East, explosion, street, townhouse, Weatherman, Wilkerson

You Say You Want a Revolution?new

In which our embedded "foreign" correspondent joins a crew of noise-rock fans to re-enact the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont's only Revolutionary War encounter.
Boston Phoenix  |  James Parker  |  07-19-2007  |  History
Tags: history

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