Old South Meeting House Lectures

Boston, MA

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Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
Marcus Rediker
June 25, 2004
00:48:42
Marcus Rediker discusses his book, Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age, an unprecedented social and cultural history of pirates and their democratic, egalitarian and multiethnic society.
Poland Spring and Victorian Summer Hotel Culture
David L. Richards
January 24, 2008
David L. Richards chronicles the rise of Victorian summer hotel culture and one of the most enduring brands of mineral water, the eponymous Poland Spring.
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Conservation of China's Historical and Cultural Heritage
Jin Hongkui
April 7, 2006
01:25:35
A panel of distinguished experts discuss the values of some of China's national heritage sites, their environmental challenges, and the efforts and new technology employed to conserve them.
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Hero at the Great Boston Fire of 1872
Bruce Twickler
September 21, 2004
01:10:41
Bruce Twickler, writer and director of the film Damrell's Fire, explains why Boston can credit its deliverance from Chicago's fate to John Damrell, its courageous fire chief.
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Loyalists and the American War for Independence
Brendan McConville
January 29, 2009
00:43:22
Winners typically write the history books, but what about those who were less fortunate?
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Dieting For Sins: New England Food Reformers
Barbara Haber
March 6, 2003
00:43:31
Barbara Haber, author and curator of books at Harvard University's Schlesinger Library, looks at food reformist movements, including the 1889 New England Kitchen movement, during her discussion of New England culinary history.

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