The Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Massachusetts: A Town Militia in War and Peace, 1851-1975

by Barry M. Stentiford

This book traces the history of the Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Massachusetts, from its origins in 1851 until its end in 1975. What had been an institution of community members and local elites passed to town, then state, and finally federal government. During the same period, Wakefield evolved from an agrarian town to a manufacturing town and finally to a bedroom suburb, ending the practice of a handful of local elites ruling the town...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786473487
• ISBN13: 9780786473489
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher