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Black radical : the life and times of William Monroe Trotter.

Authors : Greenidge, Kerri K.

Subjects: Boston guardian -- Biography; African American radicals -- Biography; African American civil rights workers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- BiographyUnited States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th centuryTrotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934

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Hunting Whitey : the inside story of the capture & killing of America's most wanted crime boss.

Authors : Sherman, Casey, 1969-, author; Wedge, Dave, author

Subjects: Gangsters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Criminals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Murderers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- BiographyBulger, Whitey, 1929-2018

Availability: 7 Holdings

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Shipwrecked : a true Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade.

Authors : White, Jonathan W., 1979-, author

Subjects: Ship captains -- United States -- Biography; Slave traders -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Slave trade -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades; Nicaragua -- History -- Filibuster War, 1855-1860; New York (N.Y.) -- BiographyOaksmith, Appleton, 1827 or 1828-1887; Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893 -- Family

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The wilderness of ruin : a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer.

Authors : Montillo, Roseanne

Subjects: Serial murderers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Juvenile homicide -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Murder -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- HistoryBoston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th centuryPomeroy, Jesse Harding, 1859-1932

Availability: 2 Holdings

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Whitey Bulger : America's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice.

Authors : Cullen, Kevin (Journalist); Murphy, Shelley

Subjects: Gangsters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Fugitives from justice -- Biography; Organized crime -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Case studiesBulger, Whitey, 1929-2018

Availability: 3 Holdings

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Slavish shore : the odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

Authors : Amestoy, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Lee), 1946-

Subjects: Lawyers -- Biography; Politicians -- Massachusetts -- Biography; Authors -- BiographyUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1861; Boston (Mass.) -- BiographyDana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882

Availability: 1 Holdings

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The ride : a shocking murder and a bereaved father's journey from rage to redemption.

Authors : MacQuarrie, Brian

Subjects: Fathers of murder victims -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Murder victims -- Massachusetts -- BostonCurley, Bob; Curley, Jeffrey, -1997

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Jubilee! : one man's big, bold, and very, very loud celebration of peace.

Authors : Potter, Alicia, author; Tavares, Matt, illustrator

Subjects: National Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival (1869 : Boston, Mass.) -- Juvenile literature; Music festivals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Juvenile literature; Bands (Music) -- Juvenile literatureGilmore, P. S. 1829-1892 -- Juvenile literature

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Samuel Adams : a life.

Authors : Stoll, Ira, 1972-

Subjects: Politicians -- United States -- Biography; Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography; Puritans -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783United States. -- Signers -- Biography...

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Henry Knox : bookseller, soldier, patriot.

Authors : Silvey, Anita; Minor, Wendell, illustrator

Subjects: Generals -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Cabinet officers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Booksellers and bookselling -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Artillery operations -- Juvenile literature; Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776 -- Juvenile literatureUnited States. Continental Army -- Biography -- Juvenile literature...

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