Coffee With Stephen Puleo, "A City so Grand, Boston, 1850 -1900"

                                                 

Stephen Puleo will be the presenter at an author's event, to be held, November 19, 10 AM, at Georgetown Peabody Library, on 2 Maple Street. He will speak about his newest book, "A City so Grand, The rise of an American Metropolis, Boston, 1850 - 1900".

The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library and the American Association of University Women. Refreshments will be served, consisting of home baked goods, coffee, tea,and juices. The cost of attending is twelve dollars a person. Reservations can be made by calling Mary Paganelli, 978-352-2587, or Pat Gorton,978-352-8931.

Stephen is an author, historian, university professor and communications professional. Stephen delighted a "Standing room only" crowd at a recent author's event when he spoke about his book, "The Boston Italians". We are thrilled to have him for a return engagement.

AAUW's share of the profit will be awarded to a local college student to attend the association's annual National Conference of College Women Student Leaders. The Friends will use their share of the funds raised to buy museum passes and present programs for local residents.

A City So Grand, Boston 1850-1900, chronicles this breathtaking period in Boston’s history for the first time. Readers will experience the abolitionist movement of the 1850s, the 35-year engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project, the arrival of the Irish that transformed Boston demographically, the Great Fire of 1872 and the subsequent rebuilding of downtown, Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone in Boston, and the many contributions Boston made to shaping transportation, including the Great Railroad Jubilee of 1851 and the grand opening of America’s first subway.

These stories and many more paint an extraordinary portrait of a half-century of progress, leadership, and influence that redefined Boston as a world-class city.

Puleo's book "A City so Grand" will be sold at the event.
Stephen Puleo donates a portion of his book proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of juvenile (type 1) diabetes research worldwide.