Legendary Locals of Foxborough, Massachusetts

Legendary Locals of Foxborough, Massachusetts - Legendary Locals

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Publisher's Synopsis

The story of a community is best told through the stories of its people. And Legendary Locals of Foxborough by veteran journalist Jeffrey Peterson aspires to do just that. Relying heavily on newspaper files and Foxborough Historic Commission archives, Peterson introduces readers not only to the movers and shakers who made headlines over the past two centuries but also to scores of common folks with decidedly uncommon stories: E.P. Carpenter, 19th-century industrialist and visionary; E.H. and B.B. Bristol, brothers whose Foxboro Company ushered in decades of unprecedented prosperity; outsized personalities like Betty Friedmann, Al Truax, and Herb Seltsam; lanky Gene Conley, Boston Red Sox pitcher and Boston Celtics center; Alex and Sonja Spier, who fled postwar Europe to establish a local real estate empire; beloved Deerfield Academy headmaster Frank Boyden; and renowned educators John Ahern, Mabelle Burrill, and Steve Massey. Images and biographical text on these and other remarkable residents provide a delightful retrospective documenting the rich and spirited community of Foxborough.

Book information

ISBN: 9781467101158
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 974.470922
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 127
Weight: 298g
Height: 235mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 8mm