Travel back in time to colonial and provincial Boston with this fascinating exploration of Boston Common. Mary Farwell Ayer offers a detailed and engaging account of the history of the Common and its role in shaping the city's development. From the earliest days of the settlement to the present, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of Boston and the United States as a whole. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.