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Title: Seeing America first : with the Berry brothers
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Colby, Eleanor Pfeiffer, F. W, ill Berry Brothers
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Publisher: Detroit : Berry Bros.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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on are fine and besides the interesting buildings, lovely parks, and historic spots, one isconstantly catching glimpses of the blue harbor. Climbing up the 295 winding stone steps of Bunker Hill Monument was some climb,but the view from the top was wonderful. Old North or Christ Church is interesting because from its belfry the two lanterns werehung as a signal to Paul Revere to start on his famous ride, and from Old South Church thepatriots who took part in the Boston Tea Party started. They disguised themselves as Indiansso that the British would not recognize them. It took a lot of courage to pitch that cargo of teainto Boston Harbor, and if I could choose a Boston ancestor. I would choose one of those bravemen. One of the most historic spots in Boston is Faneuil Hall. It was given to the town by PeterFaneuil as a place in which to hold town meetings, and the most fiery speeches of those oldRevolutionary patriots were made in this old building which is called the Cradle of Liberty.
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Old ybutHSf#ch taatl?-*- Harvard is the oldest university in America. It was founded sixteen years after the Pilgrimslanded. In Memorial Hall we saw over a thousand students eating dinner. The collection ofglass flowers at Harvard is famous. There is only one man in the world who knows how to makethem, and unless he tells someone before he dies, his secret will be buried with him. He has madeflowers exactly like those in all parts of the world. We went up to New Haven to see Yale, for these two universities have been rivals ever sinceYale was founded fifty years after Harvard. The wonderful old elms on the campus are famous,but we Berry Wagon Boys would rather see a football game between Yale and Harvard than tosee all the glass flowers or historic elms in the world. The Harvard fans would wave their deepcrimson pennants and yell: Rah-Rah-Rah (9 times) Harvard! Yale champions would wavethe Yale Blue, and shout: Rah-Rah-Rah (9 times) Yale! Although Princeton is much smaller, its studen

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