UNTOLD BOSTON: Hidden Heroes & Microsites of America's Revolutionary City

A Walking Guide for America's 250th Anniversary

De: Joseph Wappel

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Stop Walking the Red Line. Start Discovering the Real Boston.

Are you visiting for America’s 250th Anniversary? If you only follow the painted line of the Freedom Trail, you’re missing the sites where history actually happened.

Untold Boston is the ultimate "anti-tourist" guide for the curious traveler and the local history buff who wants to go deeper than the gift shops.

Why this is your essential 250th Anniversary guide:

• The "Microsite" Advantage: While crowds gather at landmarks, discover the unmarked street corners, basements, and alleyways where the Revolution was truly plotted.
• 10 Custom Hidden-History Walks: Step-by-step routes that stay within a block of the Freedom Trail but take you to entirely different worlds.
• Forgotten Heroes: Meet the women, Black patriots, and radical printers who risked the gallows for a liberty they weren't yet allowed to own.
• The "Boston Before Boston" Perspective: Explore the layers of the city, from Indigenous roots to the radical thinkers who built the cradle of liberty.

Inside, you will discover:

• The Green Dragon Tavern: The secret "Operational Headquarters of the Revolution."
• The Ropewalk Brawls: The real working-class spark behind the Boston Massacre.
• The North Slope: The hidden community that operated the Underground Railroad blocks from the State House.
• Isaiah Thomas’s Secret Press: The daring midnight smuggling of the city’s most radical newspaper.

The Freedom Trail is one story. The city contains thousands. Don't just see the "official" version. Go back. Look up. Slow down. Discover the heroes they forgot to put on the pedestals.

Includes Free Digital Companion with interactive maps and GPS-linked coordinates!