In 1847, following much objection and lawlessness, the
pioneer townsfolk of Lawrence were finally recognized
in a charter signed by the governor of the Commonwealth.
Known alternately as "The Immigrant City," "The
Friendly City," and "The Woolen Worsted Capital of the
World," the city of Lawrence would thereafter become
a crowded urban laboratory whose experiments were
recorded around the globe.
Issued during the sesquicentennial year of the town's
incorporation, this sequel volume revisits in greater detail
the work and the leisure of the people of...