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by Captain Gerald Butler

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This captivating pictorial history acquaints the reader with the seacoast defenses of Boston Harbor.

Fortified since the the 1600s, seacoast defenses provided important protection for the new seaport. By the Civil War, strong granite fortresses guarded the seaward approaches to the Port of Boston. Later, powerful long-range guns and mortars protected the seaport. During World War II, the most sophisticated and powerful guns existing were installed. These guns used the first computers and radar systems developed for the military for target acquisition and tracking. In The Military History of Boston's Harbor Islands, great care has been taken to identify harbor defense systems at all of the harbor islands, mainland forts, and the observation and radar towers from Nahant to Scituate. The book identifies and explains the long-abandoned granite and concrete monoliths of Boston Harbor, briefly describes Edgar Allan Poe's tour of duty in Boston Harbor, the impact that Col. Sylvanus Thayer had on Boston's seacoast fortifications and many mysterious structures at the harbor forts.

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This construction of a typical pre-Civil War fort shows granite blocks being prepared, rail carts for moving blocks to the construction area, and horses for power.

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  • Title The Military History of Boston's Harbor Islands
  • Author Captain Gerald Butler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC), Charleston, SC
  • Publication date August 2, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780738504643 / 0738504645
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.16 x 6.42 x 0.33 in (23.27 x 16.31 x 0.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
  • Category History - General History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.461

About the author

Gerald W. Butler, a captain in the Massachusetts State Guard, was the former curator of Fort Warren and Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, and Fort Rodman, New Bedford. He has published Military Annals of Nahant, Massachusetts and periodicals on seacoast fortifications. He lectures and serves as a consultant to military museums and state parks, was the former historian for U.S. Navy mine units, and his illustrations of seacoast fortifications are published worldwide. He resides in Nahant.
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