"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Massachusetts" is a creative history of Massachusetts (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: 1630 - Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded 1660 -- Four Quakers Hung Around in Boston 1661 - Accusations of Whichcraft 1670s -- King Philip's War 1688 to 1763 -- French and Indian Wars 1770 -- Boston Mass Acre 1773 -- Boston Tea Party 1775 -- Revolutionary War 1787 -- Shays' Rebellion 1820s and 30s - Transcendentalism 1830s -- Abolitionists 1851 - Moby, Dick Published 1891 -- Basketball invented in Springfield 1895 -- Volleyball invented in Holysmoke 1903 -- First World Series, in Boston 1983 - Eddie and the Cruisers Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.