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Gaining ground : a history of landmaking in Boston / Nancy S. Seasholes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seasholes, Nancy S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use.
- History.
- City planning.
- Landscapes.
- Fills (Earthwork).
- Boston (Mass.)--History.
- Boston (Mass.).
- Boston (Mass.)--Historical geography.
- Fills (Earthwork)--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
- Landscapes--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
- City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
- Land use--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
- Boston (Mass.)--Antiquities.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 533 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 x 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-502) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0262194945
- OCLC:
- 51810749
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