
Massachusetts, 'Bulwark Against the Kingdom of the Anti-Christ'
A brief guide to the most important state in the union

During the Depression, the Works Progress Administration commissioned writers to pen guides to the states. A new book, "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America," edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, seeks to be a modern version of that project. The following is adapted from the Massachusetts chapter.
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