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ISBN
0262194945
EAN
9780262194945
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Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston
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Seasholes, Nancy S
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262194945
ISBN-13
9780262194945
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Gaining Ground : a History of Landmaking in Boston
Number of Pages
552 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Urban & Land Use Planning, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Civil / General, Sociology / Urban
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Yes
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Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Architecture, Social Science
Author
Nancy S. Seasholes
Format
Hardcover

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1.3 in
Item Weight
67.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
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10.2 in

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2003-044509
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"Seasholes's well-documented study provides a unique perspective on Boston'shistory." T. D. Beal CHOICE, "Gaining Ground is a stunning compilation of material that documents over threecenturies' worth of [changes]." Richard Longstreth American StudiesInternational, "This book will appeal to those with a special interest in Boston or in the process of landmaking." Harold Henderson Planning, "This book will appeal to those with a special interest in Boston or in the processof landmaking." Harold Henderson Planning, Gaining Ground is a stunning compilation of material that documents over three centuries' worth of [changes]., "Gaining Ground is a stunning compilation of material that documents over three centuries' worth of [changes]." Richard Longstreth American Studies International, "Seasholes's well-documented study provides a unique perspective on Boston's history." T. D. Beal CHOICE, "Gaining Ground is a stunning compilation of material that documents over three centuries' worth of [changes]." - Richard Longstreth, American Studies International
Dewey Edition
23
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College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
911/.744/61
Synopsis
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.
LC Classification Number
F73.3.S46 2003

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    It's a wonderful book on the history of Boston'd early days.

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