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Author : David K. Gleason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807112830
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Over Boston written by David K. Gleason and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents aerial views of the buildings, parks, neighborhoods, and sporting events of the city of Boston.
Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262350211
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Gaining Ground written by Nancy S. Seasholes and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Zebulon Vance Miletsky
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469662787
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Before Busing written by Zebulon Vance Miletsky and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many histories of Boston, African Americans have remained almost invisible. Partly as a result, when the 1972 crisis over school desegregation and busing erupted, many observers professed shock at the overt racism on display in the "cradle of liberty." Yet the city has long been divided over matters of race, and it was also home to a far older Black organizing tradition than many realize. A community of Black activists had fought segregated education since the origins of public schooling and racial inequality since the end of northern slavery. Before Busing tells the story of the men and women who struggled and demonstrated to make school desegregation a reality in Boston. It reveals the legal efforts and battles over tactics that played out locally and influenced the national Black freedom struggle. And the book gives credit to the Black organizers, parents, and children who fought long and hard battles for justice that have been left out of the standard narratives of the civil rights movement. What emerges is a clear picture of the long and hard-fought campaigns to break the back of Jim Crow education in the North and make Boston into a better, more democratic city—a fight that continues to this day.
Author : Casey Sherman
Publisher : ForeEdge from University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611687284
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Boston Strong written by Casey Sherman and published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge have written the definitive inside look at the Boston Marathon bombings with a unique, Boston-based account of the events that riveted the world. From the Tsarnaev brothers' years leading up to the act of terror to the bomb scene itself (which both authors witnessed first-hand within minutes of the blast), from the terrifying police shootout with the suspects to the ultimate capture of the younger brother, Boston Strong: A City's Triumph over Tragedy reports all the facts-and so much more. Based on months of intensive interviews, this is the first book to tell the entire story through the eyes of those who experienced it. From the cop first on the scene, to the detectives assigned to the manhunt, the authors provide a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation. More than a true-crime book, Boston Strong also tells the tragic but ultimately life-affirming story of the victims and their recoveries and gives voice to those who lost loved ones. With their extensive reporting, writing experience, and deep ties to the Boston area, Sherman and Wedge create the perfect match of story, place, and authors. If you're only going to read one book on this tragic but uplifting story, this is it.
Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022663129X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)
Download or read book The Atlas of Boston History written by Nancy S. Seasholes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Karilyn Crockett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625342966
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (429 download)
Download or read book People Before Highways written by Karilyn Crockett and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- People before highways: stopping highways, building a regional social movement -- Battling desires: (re)defining progress -- Groundwork: imagining a highwayless future -- Planning for tomorrow not yesterday: "we were wrong"--New territory--city-making, searching for control -- Making victory stick: new dreams, new plans, new park
Author : Howard Bryant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135297762
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Shut Out written by Howard Bryant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shut Out is the compelling story of Boston's racial divide viewed through the lens of one of the city's greatest institutions - its baseball team, and told from the perspective of Boston native and noted sports writer Howard Bryant. This well written and poignant work contains striking interviews in which blacks who played for the Red Sox speak for the first time about their experiences in Boston, as well as groundbreaking chapter that details Jackie Robinson's ill-fated tryout with the Boston Red Sox and the humiliation that followed.
Author : Susan E. Eaton
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
ISBN 13 : 1684580293
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)
Download or read book The Other Boston Busing Story written by Susan E. Eaton and published by Brandeis University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "METCO, America's longest-running voluntary school desegregation program, has for 34 years bused black children from Boston's city neighborhoods to predominantly white suburban schools. Sixty-five METCO graduates vividly recall their own stories in this revealing book. Susan E. Eaton interviewed program participants who are now adults, asking them to assess the benefits and hardships of crossing racial and class lines on their way to school. Their answers poignantly show that this type of racial integration is not easy-they struggled to negotiate both black and white worlds, often feeling fully accepted in neither. Even so, nearly all the participants believe the long-term gains outweighed the costs and would choose a similar program for their own children-though not without conditions and apprehensions"--
Author : James J. O'Connell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692412343
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (123 download)
Download or read book Stories from the Shadows written by James J. O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. O'Connell's collection of stories and essays, written during thirty years of caring for homeless persons in Boston, gently illuminates the humanity and raw courage of those who struggle to survive and find meaning and hope while living on the streets.
Author : Alex R. Goldfeld
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614232857
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The North End: A Brief History of Boston's Oldest Neighborhood written by Alex R. Goldfeld and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-11 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before evolving into a thriving "Little Italy," Boston's North End saw a tangled parade of military, religious and cultural change. Home to prominent historical figures such as Paul Revere, this neighborhood also played host to Samuel Adams and the North End Caucus--which masterminded the infamous Boston Tea Party--as well as the city's first African-American church. From the Boston Massacre to Revere's heroic ride, the North End embodies almost four centuries of strife and celebration, international influence and true American spirit. A small but storied stretch of land, the North End remains the oldest neighborhood in one of the country's most historic cities.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2256 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book City Directory of Boston written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 2256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Justin Winsor
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385442834
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)
Download or read book The Memorial History of Boston. Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 written by Justin Winsor and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author : Bainbridge Bunting
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674409019
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Houses of Boston's Back Bay written by Bainbridge Bunting and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociologically speaking, the Back Bay is Boston's fashionable residential quarter -- or so it was until the great depression of 1929 began the gradual conversion of its aristocratic dwellings to more modest uses. Occupying about two hundred acres in the center of the greater filled region, the limits of this smaller area are the river, the Public Garden, Boylston Street, and Fenway Park. The Back Bay is interesting to Bostonian and visitor of the present day for a variety of reasons. Some will look at the area as a remarkably complete example of nineteenth century American architecture. Some people with a sociological interest will study the area's changes in property use and occupancy over the last thirty-five years and try to foresee the role the Back Bay is to play in the future development of the metropolitan center. Still others are concerned with the area as a convenient place to live or with property values and tax rates. With a precision almost unique in American history, the buildings of the Back Bay chart the course of architectural development for more than half a century. - Introduction.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book To Lease Governors Island, Massachusetts to City of Boston,hearings ..., on H.R. 14043, Jan 21, 1931 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel G. Drake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the City of Boston written by Samuel G. Drake and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book 1980 Census of Population written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : International Typographical Union. Union no. 13, Boston
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (737 download)
Download or read book Leaves of History from the Archives of Boston Typographical Union No. XIII written by International Typographical Union. Union no. 13, Boston and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
