Boston, a year in the life.

9781933212746

Boston, a year in the life.

Brett, Bill.

Commonwealth Editions

2008

189 pages

$29.95

Hardcover

F73

Beginning with a snapshot of Robert Cheruiyot's third Boston Marathon win on April 16 2007 (behind him, a motorcycle-bound TV crew loses its balance), Boston Globe photographer Bill Brett photographed each day in the life of the East Coast hub for the following year, concluding with the 2008 Marathon. The snapshots of each day portray events from lone citizens' train rides to an Elton John concert, a Catholic ordainment ceremony, Boston's Gay Pride parade, gatherings of children and jazz musicians, the eve of deployment to Iraq of a National Guard unit, volunteer construction of a playground, and the action surrounding Boston's art and urban wildlife. Oversize: 9.25x12.25".

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