The Athens of America: Boston, 1825-1845
O'Connor, the university historian at Boston College, is the most prolific of the city's historians, the author of books both distinguished and popular. But 'Athens' may stand as his most probing and provocative.(Boston Globe)No one knows Boston history as well as Thomas H. O'Connor. In a long and distinguished scholarly career, he has learned to present the story clearly and compellingly in both lectures and books that have illuminated our understanding of Boston.... I think this is his best book -- he has such a command of the subject, knowing both the broad historical story and the telling detail that brings it to life.(Robert J. Allison, author of Stephen Decatur: American Naval Hero, 1779--1820)"[The Athens of America] offers the reader a lively sense of this diverse and dynamic city... O'Connor's much broader audience cannot help but be interested, informed -- and, dare one say, uplifted? -- by this engagingly written book.