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<p class="MsoPlainText">Boston Environmental History Seminar<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Massachusetts Historical Society<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 5:15 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Benjamin Kochan, Boston University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Governor Francis W. Sargent: Fisheries Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Comment: Brian Payne, Bridgewater State University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Francis Sargent was a Cape Cod fisherman. Fishing brought him into the government as Director of Fisheries, then head of Public Works, and, eventually, governor of Massachusetts. In his positions, Sargent bridged the gap between working-class
fishers and government. This paper examines Sargent's ability to speak directly to fishermen, arguing that his post-1974 disengagement from public life robbed fishermen of an ally who might have soothed tensions created by late-1970s federal regulations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">RSVP required. To respond, email <a href="mailto:seminars@masshist.org">
seminars@masshist.org</a>, or call 617-646-0579.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Unless stated, all seminars take place at the Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston, and commence at 5:15 PM. After each session the Society will provide a light buffet supper. In case of inclement weather, phone 617-536-1608 for information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">As in the past, the essays are available to subscribers as PDFs through the seminar's webpage,
<a href="https://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/environmental-history">https://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/environmental-history</a>. Subscribe to the 2017-2018 series online via this page. A $25 subscription allows access to the full series
of papers for the year, as well as the papers for the Boston Area Early American History Seminar and the Modern American Society and Culture Seminar. Papers are posted a few weeks before the session; the Feb. 13 paper is now online.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Questions? Email <a href="mailto:seminars@masshist.org">seminars@masshist.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">We look forward to seeing you at the seminar!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Yankees in the West</i> is on display at the MHS Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM through 6 April, 2018. More information is available at www.masshist.org..<br>
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Alexis Buckley, Research Coordinator & Book Review Editor<br>
Massachusetts Historical Society<br>
1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215<br>
Phone: 617-646-0577, Fax: 617-859-0074<br>
Email: abuckley@masshist.org<br>
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