Buy Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Ill
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo
Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo

Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ... Hardly had this order been given, when clear and sharp came General Ward's command, "Present arms!" This order was obeyed within a short distance of the spot where to-day the motto, "Obedience to Law is Liberty," is carved on the present Court House. With military tread General Ward and his party passed up the hill. Presenting fixed bayonets, former officers, neighbors, and friends of General Ward greeted his approach. Nearing the entrance, he was met by bayonets that pierced his clothing. Steadfastly refusing to retreat, General Ward heard the drums beat and the order given to charge. In wrath the old officer faced his soldiers: --"I do not value your bayonets; you might plunge them into my heart; but while that heart beats I will do my duty; when opposed to it, my life is of little consequence; if you will take away your bayonets and give me some position where I can be heard by my fellow-citizens and not by the leaders alone, who have deceived and deluded you, I will speak, but not otherwise." The muskets, at the clear note of command in the speaker's voice, were dropped. A way was made, and Chief Justice Ward for two hours addressed the people. Eventually abandoning Worcester as the scene of their uprising, the Shays leaders scattered their forces over other parts of Massachusetts, always pursued by the vigilance of General Ward. Relentlessly he followed them, even when they camped opposite his own house and the sparks of their camp-fires snapped in front of the very threshold over which he passed to and from his labors. Eventually he stamped out the rebellion and put the last misguided soldier to flight. So in Worcester began and ended the notorious Shays Rebellion, which but for the iron hand of the old Revolutionary gene...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781236010629
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 28
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236010620
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 68 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo
Rarebooksclub.com -
Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Some Historic Houses of Worcester; A Brief Account of the Houses and Taverns That Fill a Prominent Part in the History of Worcester, Together with Interesting Reminiscences of Their Occupants. Illustrated with Reproductions of Rare Prints and Photo

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!