The Mountain Atmosphere of His Lofty Thought

American Journeys | Concord, Mass.
A Town That Has a Way With Words
by Glenn Rifkin, May 20, 2007
(New York Times Travel Section)
In the 19th century, Concord, Mass., was a peaceful country village and home to best-selling writers. In the 21st, Concord is a bustling, upscale Boston suburb and still home to best-selling writers.
A Writer’s Sanctuary
The literary stars of the past were Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne and Alcott. Today’s include Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gregory Maguire, Alan Lightman and Robert Coles. But now as then, fall down in this town and you may land on a writer. In a population of 17,000, Concord counts dozens of them… (more)
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