Springfield 1636-1886 History of Town and City

Springfield is not a town. It has been an important and indeed controlling factor in the development of Western Massachusetts. There never has been a continuous narrative of the town and city. Several chapters in its career have never been investigated by any writer. To cover these breaks and give the history of the people of Springfield, and at the same time leave space for genealogies and the anniversary speeches, would be impracticable in one volume, and would require several years' research. The historian has, therefore, taken the liberty, after conferring with the publication committee, to depart from his instructions, and to leave the preparation of the genealogies, the drafts of streets, and the complete lists of office-holders, and much tabular data to some future writer�

• ISBN-13: 9781542200158
• 696 pages
• Hardcover: 6 x 9 inches