Boston Curiosities
- Authors
- Clarke, Ted
- Publisher
- History Press (SC)
- ISBN
- 9781625843913
- Date
- 2008-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.91 MB
- Lang
- en
From the mysterious story of John Jacob Loud, who patented the first ballpoint pen, to the dubious early enterprises of merchant prince turned philanthropist Thomas Perkins, Clarke offers up a medley of memorable events that give Beantown its celebrated flavor.