Harvard Bookstore to Host Book Signing for Brighton and Allston Through Time

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Jan. 24, 2019 - PRLog -- Harvard Bookstore to Host Book Signing for Brighton and Allston Through Time

Local Author Anthony Sammarco will be available to sign copies of book

The Harvard Coop Bookstore will be hosting a local author book signing on Wednesday, January 30^th at 7:00 p.m. Local author Anthony Sammarco will be available to sign copies of Brighton and Allston Through Time. Stop by to get your copy signed!

About the Book:

Brighton and Allston Through Time outlines a neighborhood of the city of Boston which was once known as Little Cambridge before it became an independent town from Cambridge in 1807. With contemporary photographs by Peter B. Kingman, Anthony M. Sammarco has created a fascinating book of 19th- and 20th-century images that chronicles the history and development over the last hundred years. Once renowned throughout New England for its cattle industry as well as its horticultural gardens, Brighton and Allston became a well-known town. With prosperity, an ever-increasing population and proximity to the city of Boston, Brighton and Allston was annexed to the city in 1874 and henceforth became known as Ward 25. Over the century that followed, the neighborhood saw new places of worship, public and parochial schools, and housing ranging from one-family and two-family houses which were quickly augmented by three deckers and the largescale building of apartment buildings. During the first three decades of the 20th century, Brighton and Allston saw its population double, and today, with a population of 75,000, Brighton and Allston has a rich and evolving history, with demographics which are constantly in flux.

About the Author:

ANTHONY SAMMARCO is a noted historian and author of over seventy books on the history and development of Boston, and he lectures widely on the history of his native city. His books Lost Boston, The History of Howard Johnson's: How A Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became a Roadside Icon, Christmas Traditions in Boston, and The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History have been bestsellers.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Harvard Coop

1400 Massachusetts Ave.

Cambridge, MA 02238

When:  Wednesday, January 30^th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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