Project Gutenberg 2008-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 110 Various Verschillende Various, Various 12016777 Parks for the People Proceedings of a Public Meeting held at Faneuil Hall, June 7, 1876 Produced by Betsie Bush, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at the University of Michigan's Making of America collection.) "Parks for the People" by Various is a historical account produced from the proceedings of a public meeting held at Faneuil Hall in 1876, likely during the late 19th century. The book documents a significant gathering of Boston’s citizens, professionals, and influential figures advocating for the establishment of public parks in the city. Its central topic is the promotion of public health and community well-being through accessible green spaces. The content of the book comprises a series of speeches delivered by prominent speakers, including Richard H. Dana Jr. and Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, among others. They articulate passionate arguments supporting the necessity of parks, emphasizing their role in enhancing public health, providing recreational opportunities, and improving the quality of life in an increasingly urbanizing Boston. The discussions highlight social inequities, advocating for parks as essential public resources that everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, should have access to for leisure and health benefits. The meeting culminates in a call to action, urging the city government to adopt the recommendations of the Park Commissioners and establish a system of parks for the people of Boston. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston SB Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Environmental Issues 126340 2025-08-11T03:56:58.071854 text/html 125090 2021-01-03T20:52:06 text/html 110684 2025-08-11T03:57:02.428841 application/epub+zip 110324 2025-08-11T03:56:59.663847 application/epub+zip 110323 2025-08-11T03:56:58.627852 application/epub+zip 213031 2025-08-11T03:57:04.489825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195998 2025-08-11T03:57:01.829854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193785 2022-09-12T07:55:54.414862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113092 2025-08-11T03:56:57.764867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113024 2021-01-03T20:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113016 2021-01-03T20:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20452 2025-08-11T03:57:04.621836 application/rdf+xml 11484 2025-08-11T03:56:59.126854 image/jpeg 3084 2025-08-11T03:56:58.877836 image/jpeg 42964 2021-01-03T20:52:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 45710 2021-01-03T20:52:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 42949 2021-01-03T20:52:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 105872 2025-08-11T03:56:58.082863 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog