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Harvard Yard by William Martin

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Summary

Harvard historian Peter Fallon teams up with a other characters from Back Bay to investigate a university legend about a priceless original Shakespeare manuscript that may have survived the Harvard Hall fire of 1764. Reprint.

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Harvard Yard by William Martin

There are many Harvard legends. One of the oldest is that John Harvard's parents were brought together by none other than William Shakespeare, who then gave them a gift of an original manuscript upon the birth of their son. Now Peter Fallon, the Harvard historian introduced in BACK BAY teams with other memorable characters from that novel and sets out to find those priceless pages that were thought to have been lost in the Harvard Hall Fire of 1764. Mixing fact and fiction, blending the past and present, this riveting treasure hunt unveils the story of Harvard as it grows from a one-room school house to America's most famous university.

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ISBN 13 9780446614504
ISBN 10 0446614505
Title Harvard Yard
Author William Martin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2004-12-01
Number of pages 720
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.