Download or read book Rambles in Old Boston, New England (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Griffin Porter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rambles in Old Boston, New England It would add very much to our understanding of those times if we could have accurate drawings and descriptions of the streets and buildings as they then appeared. Much has been done of late to shed light upon the subject, and to repair the loss, as far as possible, by a careful examination of documents, and by earnest attempts to save from destruction such ancient buildings as still remain to us. But this effort has natur ally been directed toward the more famous buildings, and especially those of a public character. Very little has ever been attempted in the case of private and ordinary dwellings, a few of which and only a few of the early time yet stand as instructive, though often modest, reminders of the past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.