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Literary Trail of Greater Boston
June 23, 2005
Susan Wilson photographer, writer, educator [homepage]

Professional photographer and writer Susan Wilson brings Boston's Freedom Trail to life with highlights from the newly revised edition of her beloved guidebook.

No city in America can match the literary heritage of Boston. Just as the city has a Freedom Trail connecting its Revolutionary sites, it also has a literary trail connecting the homes, workplaces, and final resting places of its great writers.

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John Callahan and Adam Bradley on Ralph Ellison
John Callahan
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Editors John Callahan and Adam Bradley discuss Ralph Ellison's posthumously-published second novel Three Days Before the Shooting.
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part I
Malik Neal
00:50:40
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
Cultural History of the Great Depression
Morris Dickstein
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English and theatre professor and Morris Dickstein discusses Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression.
Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi David Wolpe: The Great God Debate
Christopher Hitchens
01:31:00
The polemic "anti-theist" writer Christopher Hitchens engages in "The Great God Debate" with Conservative Jewish leader Rabbi David J. Wolpe. Does God exist? Is religion a force for good or evil in the world? Can ancient texts be squared with modern science? Can morality be divorced from religion?
Vincent J. Cannato: The History of Ellis Island
Vincent Cannato
01:27:00
Historian Vincent Cannato discusses the history of Ellis Island with political scientist Paul Watanabe. Watanabe's research focuses on contemporary immigration trends as a counterpoint to Cannato's historical research.
9/11: A Ten Year Retrospective on Law and the War on Terrorism Part 1
Gill P. Beck
00:57:39
After 10 years, how successful has the U.S. War on Terror been, and what should be our next step? Experts from the military, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and academia discuss the War on Terror launched by the U.S. in response to the 9/11 attacks. They examine what the U.S.
Image of Literary Trail of Greater Boston: A Tour of Sites in Boston, Cambridge and Concord
Author: Susan Wilson
Publisher: Mariner Books (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 192 pages
Image of The Literary Trail of Greater Boston: A Tour of Sites in Boston, Cambridge, and Concord, Revised Edition
Author: Boston History Collaborative, Susan Wilson
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 212 pages

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