Under the Golden Dome
Step into the storied halls of the iconic Massachusetts State House...
From the stirring oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the inspiring words of Helen Keller, to the fiery rhetoric of Theodore Roosevelt and the fearless advocacy of Angela Grimké and Dorothea Dix, author Josh Cutler offers a vivid portrait of historic personalities and moments spanning two centuries within the historic walls of the Massachusetts State House. Discover the intrigue behind the theft of the Sacred Cod, the creation of the Gerrymander, and the crusade against the ‘Red Menace.’ Even the unexpected appearance of Jackie Gleason, the daring flights of Amelia Earhart, and the machinations of Richard Nixon find their place in the rich tapestry of history, politics, and human drama that has unfolded Under the Golden Dome.
Under the Golden Dome: Historic Talks and Tales from the Massachusetts State House
By Josh S. Cutler
ISBN: 979-8-218-46397-7
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Clipper Press
Date: 10/1/2024
Pages: 176
The Boston Gentlemen's Mob
Violent mobs, racial unrest, attacks on the press...
It's the fall of 1835 and the streets of Boston are filled with bankers, merchants and other "gentlemen of property and standing" angered by an emergent antislavery movement. They break up a women's abolitionist meeting and seize newspaper publisher William Lloyd Garrison. While city leaders stand by silently, a small group of women had the courage to speak out. Author Josh Cutler tells the story of the Gentlemen's Mob through the eyes of four key participants: antislavery reformer Maria Chapman; pioneering schoolteacher Susan Paul; the city's establishment mayor, Theodore Lyman; and Wendell Phillips, a young attorney who wanders out of his office to watch the spectacle. The day's events forever changed the course of the abolitionist movement.
The Boston Gentlemen's Mob: Maria Chapman and the Abolition Riot of 1835
By Josh S. Cutler
ISBN: 1467150916
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The History Press
Date: 11/8/2021
Pages: 192
Mobtown massacre
With a bitterly divided nation plunged into the War of 1812 ...
A fiery young Federalist editor named Alexander Hanson risked his life to defend a newspaper that dared express unpopular views. His words provoked a violent standoff that crippled the city of Baltimore and left Hanson beaten within an inch of his life. This little-known episode in American history - complete with a midnight jailbreak, bloodthirsty mobs and unspeakable acts of torture - helped shape the course of war, the Federalist Party and the nation's very notion of the freedom of the press. Josh Cutler's history of the Mobtown Massacre offers a lesson in liberty that reverberates today. Winner of 2020 Baltimore History Prize
Mobtown Massacre: Alexander Hanson and the Baltimore Newspaper War of 1812
By Josh S. Cutler
Foreword by Dr. Edward Papenfuse
ISBN: 9781467142274
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The History Press
Date: 2/18/2019
Pages: 224