Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Literary House Museums of Concord, MA


The city of Concord, Massachusetts boasts of the being the most historic city in America. Most people know of Concord's place in the American Revolutionary War, the Battle at the North Bridge and the Shot Heard Round the World. But what many people don't know is that Concord has an equally strong literary history. From Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to Louisa May Alcott and Nathanial Hawthorne, Concord has been home to and has influenced some of the greatest writers in American letters. And fortunately, for us, their homes survive today and are open to the public.

Read about them HERE>>>

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