PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

Harvard Square by Mo Lotman at Abbey's Bookshop,
Harvard Square
— —
Mo Lotman John Updike

Harvard Square

Mo Lotman,  John Updike,  Tom Rush ,  Bill Weld

$49.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?
English
Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
01 July 2009
Nostalgia: general
What do Barack Obama, Samuel Beckett, Fidel Castro, Joan Baez, Conan O’Brien, Natalie Portman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower have in common? Their footsteps have all crossed paths in Harvard Square. This well-trod patch of Cambridge turf at the corner of the United States’ most renowned university has long been a crossroads where poetry, retailing, politics, design, performance, and every other cultural endeavor intersect.

From the square’s tweedy aspect in the 1950s through its many transformations in the ’60s,’70s, and beyond, author Mo Lotman gives a decade-by-decade account of Harvard Square’s history, traditions, and lore. The bookstores, the billiard parlors, the barbershops, the booze and burger joints: they’re all here. Based on interviews with more than a hundred of the square’s denizens, illustrated with archival photographs, and graced with texts by John Updike, Bill McKibben, Governor Bill Weld, and others, Harvard Square brings “the smartest urban space in America” to vivid life.
By:  
Commentaries by:   , , ,
Imprint:   Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 248mm,  Width: 314mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   1.800kg
ISBN:   9781584797470
ISBN 10:   1584797479
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mo Lotman is a freelance writer and graphic designer. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts

See Also

Harvard Square

The Backroads of Route 66

Your Guide to Adventures and Scenic...

Jim Hinckley

Paperback

$59.99 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Harvard Square

Get on the Rollercoaster

Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998...

Karamdeep Sahota

Hardback

$72.95  $61.81

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Harvard Square

Infantry Training

The National Serviceman's Handbook...

Paperback

$32.99 

In Stock 😊

ADD +
Harvard Square

Holidays

William McInnes

Paperback

$29.99 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Harvard Square

When I Was Your Age

Ireland's Grandparents Share Memories...

Valerie Cox

Hardback

$45 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Harvard Square

Poppy Cooks

The Actually Delicious Air Fryer...

Poppy O'Toole

Hardback

$39.99 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +