The Brookline Trunk

by Louise Andrews Kent, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)

Fifty years after its initial publication, The Brookline Trunk is being reopened. Inside, readers of all ages will discover the rich history of the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts. Working backwards from 1955 to the 1630s, Brookline author Louise Andrews Kent unearths stories of people and events that shaped the hamlet originally called Muddy River.

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Louise Andrews Kent (May 25, 1886 – August 6, 1969) was an American writer. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1886 and graduated, in 1909, from Simmons College School of Library Science, where she was president of her senior class and editor of the college paper.

She became a newspaper columnist and writer of children's literature, and also of cookbooks. She wrote a newspaper column, Theresa’s Tea Table, in the Boston Traveller under the pen name of Theresa Tempest, and later authored a series of cookbooks as Mrs. Appleyard.

Reviews

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the original edition when I was in grammar school. I purchased an O/P copy online a few years ago for my own collection. It's one of my favorite books, bringing me back to old time Brookline.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful account of a town's evolution backwards in time.