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Streetcar suburbs : the process of growth in Boston, 1870-1900 / Sam Bass Warner, Jr.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UMA HN 80 .B7 W3 1978
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warner, Sam Bass, 1928-2023.
- Series:
- A Harvard paperback
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boston Suburban Area (Mass.)--History.
- Boston Suburban Area (Mass.).
- Boston (Massachusetts).
- Massachusetts--Boston Suburban Area.
- Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Local Subjects:
- Boston (Massachusetts).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©1978.
- Summary:
- Studies the growth in Boston from 1870 to 1900 and discusses the role the streetcar played in this growth. Argues that the streetcar divided the inner city of commerce and slums from the outer suburbs of commuters. Includes black-and-white maps, charts, and photographs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674842138
- 9780674842137
- 0674842111
- 9780674842113
- OCLC:
- 3956385
- Online:
- View cover image provided by Mackin
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