The Atlas Of Boston History
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The Atlas Of Boston History
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Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-10-10
The Atlas Of Boston History written by Nancy S. Seasholes and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with History categories.
Few American cities possess a history as long, rich, and fascinating as Boston’s. A site of momentous national political events from the Revolutionary War through the civil rights movement, Boston has also been an influential literary and cultural capital. From ancient glaciers to landmaking schemes and modern infrastructure projects, the city’s terrain has been transformed almost constantly over the centuries. The Atlas of Boston History traces the city’s history and geography from the last ice age to the present with beautifully rendered maps. Edited by historian Nancy S. Seasholes, this landmark volume captures all aspects of Boston’s past in a series of fifty-seven stunning full-color spreads. Each section features newly created thematic maps that focus on moments and topics in that history. These maps are accompanied by hundreds of historical and contemporary illustrations and explanatory text from historians and other expert contributors. They illuminate a wide range of topics including Boston’s physical and economic development, changing demography, and social and cultural life. In lavishly produced detail, The Atlas of Boston History offers a vivid, refreshing perspective on the development of this iconic American city. Contributors Robert J. Allison, Robert Charles Anderson, John Avault, Joseph Bagley, Charles Bahne, Laurie Baise, J. L. Bell, Rebekah Bryer, Aubrey Butts, Benjamin L. Carp, Amy D. Finstein, Gerald Gamm, Richard Garver, Katherine Grandjean, Michelle Granshaw, James Green, Dean Grodzins, Karl Haglund, Ruth-Ann M. Harris, Arthur Krim, Stephanie Kruel, Kerima M. Lewis, Noam Maggor, Dane A. Morrison, James C. O’Connell, Mark Peterson, Marshall Pontrelli, Gayle Sawtelle, Nancy S. Seasholes, Reed Ueda, Lawrence J. Vale, Jim Vrabel, Sam Bass Warner, Jay Wickersham, and Susan Wilson
Gaining Ground
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Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2018-04-13
Gaining Ground written by Nancy S. Seasholes and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-13 with Architecture categories.
Why and how Boston was transformed by landmaking. Fully one-sixth of Boston is built on made land. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, Boston probably has more than any city in North America. In Gaining Ground historian Nancy Seasholes has given us the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created.The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present. Seasholes introduces findings from recent archaeological investigations in Boston, and relates landmaking to the major historical developments that shaped it. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, landmaking in Boston was spurred by the rapid growth that resulted from the burgeoning China trade. The influx of Irish immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century prompted several large projects to create residential land—not for the Irish, but to keep the taxpaying Yankees from fleeing to the suburbs. Many landmaking projects were undertaken to cover tidal flats that had been polluted by raw sewage discharged directly onto them, removing the "pestilential exhalations" thought to cause illness. Land was also added for port developments, public parks, and transportation facilities, including the largest landmaking project of all, the airport. A separate chapter discusses the technology of landmaking in Boston, explaining the basic method used to make land and the changes in its various components over time. The book is copiously illustrated with maps that show the original shoreline in relation to today's streets, details from historical maps that trace the progress of landmaking, and historical drawings and photographs.
An Atlas Of Boston
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Author : Frank H. Molyneux
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
An Atlas Of Boston written by Frank H. Molyneux and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Boston, Eng. (Lincolnshire) categories.
Historical Atlas Of Massachusetts
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Author : Richard W. Wilkie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Historical Atlas Of Massachusetts written by Richard W. Wilkie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Reference categories.
Maps provide information on Massacussetts' history, economy, transportation, politics, health care, communications, and natural resources
A Short History Of Boston
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Author : Robert J. Allison
language : en
Publisher: Short Histories
Release Date : 2004
A Short History Of Boston written by Robert J. Allison and has been published by Short Histories this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
"Until 2004 and the publication of ""A Short History of Boston,"" there was no good short history of the city of Boston, not in print anyway. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from ""heretic"" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American author Mary Antin. Says the Provincetown Arts, ""A first-rate short history of the city, lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, and instantly the best book of its kind."" "
Mapping Boston
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Author : Alex Krieger
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2001-08-24
Mapping Boston written by Alex Krieger and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-24 with History categories.
An informative—and beautiful—exploration of the life and history of a city through its maps. To the attentive user even the simplest map can reveal not only where things are but how people perceive and imagine the spaces they occupy. Mapping Boston is an exemplar of such creative attentiveness—bringing the history of one of America's oldest and most beautiful cities alive through the maps that have depicted it over the centuries.The book includes both historical maps of the city and maps showing the gradual emergence of the New England region from the imaginations of explorers to a form that we would recognize today. Each map is accompanied by a full description and by a short essay offering an insight into its context. The topics of these essays by Anne Mackin include people both familiar and unknown, landmarks, and events that were significant in shaping the landscape or life of the city. A highlight of the book is a series of new maps detailing Boston's growth. The book also contains seven essays that explore the intertwining of maps and history. Urban historian Sam Bass Warner, Jr., starts with a capsule history of Boston. Barbara McCorkle, David Bosse, and David Cobb discuss the making and trading of maps from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Historian Nancy S. Seasholes reviews the city's remarkable topographic history as reflected in maps, and planner Alex Krieger explores the relation between maps and the physical reality of the city as experienced by residents and visitors. In an epilogue, novelist James Carroll ponders the place of Boston in contemporary culture and the interior maps we carry of a city.
List Of Maps Of Boston Published Between 1600 And 1903
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Author : Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
List Of Maps Of Boston Published Between 1600 And 1903 written by Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with Boston (Mass.) categories.
My Connection With The Atlas Newspaper
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Author : Richard Hildreth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1839
My Connection With The Atlas Newspaper written by Richard Hildreth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1839 with Alcoholism categories.
Gaining Ground
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Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003
Gaining Ground written by Nancy S. Seasholes and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Boston (Mass.) categories.
Historian Seasholes presents the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created. The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present.
The Boston School Atlas Embracing A Compendium Of Geography
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Author : B. Franklin Edmands
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
The Boston School Atlas Embracing A Compendium Of Geography written by B. Franklin Edmands and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Boston School Atlas, Embracing a Compendium of Geography" by B. Franklin Edmands. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.