Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-31

Of Boston" whatver
has tried to find out
something about landmarks .that
come his way has been compellgl to
be content with good deal of heais1y
unless blessed with abundant ileisure
and gifted in the methods OF historical
Inquiry The facts are. OF course. ex-
tant somewhere, but where? Not
everybody Knows The solution of these
puzzles. and Mr.. Starks book Is the
first answer to- the inquiry
The quaint efforts of the earlier
artists to leave picture OF momentous
happenings do not compare with tho
sophisticated skill of our day. but are
exceedingly matter-of-fact, and to the
historical student appeal with the
force of an honest, albeit laundering
statement
No city observes the author.
gathers within its limits more matter
OF national historic import than the
city of Boston. There is not foot of
its original territory (original from the
fact that more than two-thirds OF its
present territory is made grounD but
what Is associated with our countrys
struggle for independence, or the trials
and priyations OF its early settlers.
To the antiquary it presents an in
eXhaustible store of surprises and
vertable mine OF pleasure. In compil-
ing the matter accompanying each il
lustration, every endeavor has been
made TO give clear, concise and
truthful description of the subject in
hand.
Every authority on any one subject
has been carefully sought out and con
suited, and it is believed nothinp. has
been neglected which would tend to
make the work a most valuat le ac- |
quisition to the history of Bos tor in |
its letterpress, as well as in the pres
ervation to posterty of the rare old |
prints here incorporated.
a measure of how far this aim has
been carried out appears in a commen-
datory note by DR.. Samuel A. Green.
eX-mayor of the city and librarian OF
the Massachusetts Historical Society.
IMAM whom probably no one is better |
lN'AiAANb ~ SDtdhs re SdNS.
Il am familiar with many of the old
prints copied in your book, and can
testify TO their careful reproduction
The work will be a great help to-the
local antlquary, and the interest in it
by no means confined to Bostonians.
some of the views are taken from en-
now exceedingly rare, and all
1f them have an historical value"
Needless to say that Mr. Stark be-
gins at the beginning. reviewing the
evidence for the first" discovery of
he city. in which the claims of Lief.
he son OF Eric. OF John and Sebastian
Cabot, of Bartholomew Gosuold and
Sapt. John Smith. the latter of whom
discovered the city in 1914, while GA
4 fur trading tour of the coast. and is
he authentic first Bostonian."
The early history need not be re
'ounted here, except in some of the
points, particularly the re-
solve of Gov. Winthrop to settle on n
point OF land that he called Charles-
own. in honor of Charles l.; the dis
content of the colonsts on tho
lharlestown peninsular on account of
he lack of fresh water added TO their
general destitution: their ultimate de.
orminaticn to move over to the neigh
'oring peninsula of Tramount. where
water was plentiful. at least This
vas also known as Shawmut
A cut OF the then embryo city shows
he three hills that earned for il the
'Tramount," or "Thimount, name,
md is the beginning of Mr.. Stark's
ong series Of pictorial contributions
q Boston history.
The picture of Mr.. Blackstone's