The Plain People of Boston, 1830-1860: A Study in City Growth
- ISBN-10
- 0195016750
- ISBN-13
- 9780195016758
- Category
- Demography
- Pages
- 204
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1971
- Author
- Peter R. Knights
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... 1822 - September 1838 from Stimpson's Boston Directory ( Boston : Charles Stimpson , Jr. , 1834 ) Boston's Ward Boundaries , September 1838 — December 1850 14-15 from Stimpson's Boston Directory ( Boston : Charles Stimpson ...
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