Samuel Adams Drake

"Your Old Landmarks of Boston is a perfect storehouse of Information," Henry W. Longfellow told Samuel Adams Drake almost a century ago. That being true a hundred years ago, the praise is even more relevant today, when many of the old and venerated landmarks are gone, victims of time and progress in a rapidly changing world.
One hundred years ago the author bemoaned the disappearance of the really historic buildings of Boston. This monumental...

Originally published over 100 years ago, The Making of New England is Samuel Drake's engrossing compact description of the critical periods of discovery, exploration and settlement of New England from the earliest beginnings. He details a faithful record of the actions of forefathers and the home life of the pioneer settlers, illustrating how the country grew to be the great and prosperous nation it is today.