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Boston Firsts: 40 Feats of Innovation and Invention That Happened First in Boston and Helped Make America Great

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Boston Firsts is about the whole thing (well, almost!) that happened first in Boston and changed life somewhere else: from the first lighthouse and public library to the first madam and in a position-made suit. Boston-based journalist and essayist Lynda Morgenroth has written forty original essays at the city’s long history of innovation, from the colonial era to the up to date past. These energetic takes on Boston’s innovative history range from the first use of ether in publicly performed painless surgery to the first school desegregation court case to the only-and only-automatic bargain basement.

Consider this: Ice cut from Boston ponds and shipped to hot climates became a around the globe industry. A controversial kidney transplant between twin brothers marked the start of organ transplantation. Attempts to breed a belligerent fighting dog created the sweet-natured Boston terrier, the first dog breed developed in the U.S. The glorious Massachusetts 54th Regiment, led by a Boston Brahmin, used to be the first black army regiment in U.S history. First newspaper, novel, subway, telephone, gay marriage- the beat goes on.

Ranging from advances in science and engineering-like the smallpox inoculation and the Boston Harbor cleanup-to innovations in culture and society- Fannie Farmer’s cookbook, the YMCA, and Boston cream pie-the collection investigates, celebrates, and integrates The usa’s workshop of ideas.

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