Old Cambridge

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Old Cambridge is a book by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, an American writer and abolitionist who was associated with the Transcendentalist movement. The book is a series of essays that explore the history and culture of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on Harvard University and the intellectual life of the town. Higginson's writing is both insightful and engaging, and his book provides a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual and cultural milieu of Cambridge in the 19th century.