The Tragedy of Winter in a Sailing Town
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ch 10) The Other Civil War
chapter 10: A People's History (Of The United States) Howard Zinn.
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Chapter 10, The Other Civil War, covers the Anti-Rent movement, the Dorr Rebellion, the Flour Riot of 1837, the Molly Maguires, the rise of labor unions, the Lowell girls movement, and other class struggles centered around the various depressions of the 19th century. He describes the abuse of government power by corporations and the efforts by workers to resist those abuses.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. The population was 41,340 at the 2010 census. Salem and Lawrence were the county seats of Essex County prior to the abolishment of county government in 1999. Home to Salem State University , the Salem Willows Park and the Peabody Essex Museum , Salem is a residential and tourist area which includes the neighborhoods of Salem Neck, The Point, South Salem and North Salem, Witchcraft Heights, Pickering Wharf, and the McIntire Historic District (named after Salem's famous architect and carver, Samuel McIntire) . Salem was one of the most significant seaports in early America.
Featured notably in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, much of the city's cultural identity is reflective of its role as the location of the Salem witch trials of 1692: Police cars are adorned with witch logos, a local public school is known as the Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, the Salem High School athletic teams are named the Witches; and Gallows Hill, a site of numerous public hangings, is currently used as a playing field for various sports. Tourists know Salem as a mix of important historical sites, New Age and Wiccan boutiques, kitschy Halloween, witch-themed attractions and a vibrant downtown that has more than 60 restaurants, cafes and coffee shops. In 2012, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts chose Salem as the recipient of their inaugural Best Shopping District award.
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Lowell, Massachusetts | Wikipedia audio article
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Lowell, Massachusetts
00:01:12 1 History
00:04:10 2 Zoning, development and the Massachusetts Miracle
00:07:17 3 Geography
00:08:03 3.1 Physical
00:10:38 3.2 Neighborhoods
00:13:46 4 Demographics
00:18:03 4.1 Crime
00:18:41 4.1.1 Statistics
00:19:37 4.1.2 History of anti-crime efforts
00:20:56 5 Education
00:21:05 5.1 Colleges and universities
00:21:54 5.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:22:03 5.2.1 Public schools
00:23:04 5.2.2 Private schools
00:23:12 6 Libraries
00:23:21 6.1 Municipal
00:23:29 6.1.1 Pollard Memorial Library / Lowell City Library
00:25:26 6.2 University
00:25:35 6.2.1 Lydon Library
00:26:08 6.2.2 O'Leary Library
00:26:38 6.2.3 Center for Lowell History
00:27:40 7 Infrastructure
00:27:49 7.1 Transportation
00:30:00 7.2 Hospitals
00:30:13 8 Arts and culture
00:30:22 8.1 Monthly Calendar of Events and Entertainment
00:30:42 8.2 Annual events
00:32:16 8.3 Points of interest
00:34:16 8.4 Culture
00:35:07 8.5 Museums and public galleries
00:35:59 8.6 Interactive and live performances
00:37:54 9 Sports, Teams and Athletic Venues
00:38:04 9.1 Boxing
00:38:38 9.2 Teams
00:39:13 9.3 Athletic Venues
00:40:34 10 Government
00:42:53 11 Media
00:43:01 11.1 Newspaper
00:43:35 11.2 Radio
00:44:03 11.3 Cable
00:44:18 12 Businesses started and/or products invented in Lowell
00:44:29 12.1 Current
00:45:19 12.2 Historical
00:46:24 12.3 Lowell Banks and Financial Institutions (current)
00:47:44 12.4 Lowell Banks and Financial Institutions (closed)
00:48:15 13 Notable people
00:48:27 14 Twin towns and sister cities
00:48:38 15 Honors
00:49:02 16 See also
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Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region.
Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution. The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution, due to a large series of textile mills and factories. Many of the Lowell's historic manufacturing sites were later preserved by the National Park Service to create Lowell National Historical Park. During the Cambodian genocide, the city took in an influx of refugees, leading to a Cambodia Town and America's second-largest Cambodian-American population.Lowell is home to two institutions of higher education.
The Story of My Life Audiobook by Helen KELLER | Audiobook with subtitles
The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to meet her teacher Ann Sullivan, and learnt to communicate using the manual alphabet. It then goes on to chronicle her days as a college student. (Summary by Maria)
The Story of My Life
Helen KELLER
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Chapters:
0:36 | Chapter 1
10:40 | Chapter 2
24:22 | Chapter 3
30:15 | Chapter 4
37:56 | Chapter 5
44:31 | Chapter 6
51:32 | Chapter 7
1:04:17 | Chapter 8
1:08:11 | Chapter 9
1:15:12 | Chapter 10
1:19:44 | Chapter 11
1:28:53 | Chapter 12
1:33:59 | Chapter 13
1:43:08 | Chapter 14
1:59:58 | Chapter 15
2:08:25 | Chapter 16
2:12:14 | Chapter 17
2:17:24 | Chapter 18
2:28:17 | Chapter 19
2:37:50 | Chapter 20
2:53:07 | Chapter 21
3:15:46 | Chapter 22
3:37:14 | Chapter 23
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