The book traces the history of three families: the African-American Twymons, the Irish McGoffs and the Yankee Divers. It gives brief genealogical histories of each families, focusing on how the events they went through illuminated Boston history, before narrowing its focus to the racial tension of the 1960s and the 70s.
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Common Ground: a turbulent decade in the lives of three American families | Paperback | 5354622 | $24.08 | $6.00 | |
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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in The Lives of Three American Families, 1st Edition | Hardcover | 4891032 | $8.82 | ||
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Common Ground | Hardcover | 240047 | $19.99 | $0.01 | 1985 |
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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (Vintage) | Kindle Edition | 264286 | $10.99 | 2012 | |
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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families [COMMON GROUND] [Paperback] | Paperback | 1043548 | $20.92 | $5.77 | 1986 |
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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families | Paperback | 210465 | $14.53 | $1.50 | 1986 |