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Hancock's wealth paid for the enthusiasm of the waterfront bravos who rallied round the Rebel leaders. On one occasion, he provided ? 1,000 for the care and feeding of the mob. In 1766 Hancock won a seat in the state legislature as the protégé of Samuel Adams, who had been elected the previous year (Otis had been there since 1761). From then on, his political star kept rising...
...March 5. Confrontation between Boston waterfront crowd and British soldiers. Five in crowd are killed. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and other patriotic radicals denounce the troops for "Massacre...
...Brando: The Wild One and On the Waterfront, Friday and Saturday...
...Horse. A drama set in a waterfront gin mill, presented by the Parish Players of Vermont at the People's Theatre, 1253 Cambridge St. In Inman Square, through January 25. Performances Thursday through Sunday...
Birch and Evergreens. Humphrey's illness reordered his life. He looks out over his four acres of waterfront land, dotted with birch and ash and evergreens that he planted as long as 20 years ago. His four children all live within 50 miles. "Why does a man stay in politics?" Humphrey asks...