Atlas of Boston history / edited by Nancy S. Seasholes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seasholes, Nancy S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston (Mass.)--History--Atlases.

Boston (Mass.).

Massachusetts--Massachusetts--Boston.

Massachusetts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.

Summary:

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

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Section I. The Setting

Section II. Making New England’s Metropolis

Section III. A Provincial City in the British Empire

Section IV. From Town to City Government

Section V. “Athens of America”

Section VI. Immigration and Industrialization

Section VII. Metropolitan Boston

Section VIII. Boston in the Late 1800s/Early 1900s

Section IX. Decline

Section X. “The New Boston”

Section XI. Boston in the Early 2000s

Acknowledgments

Appendix

Additional Information, Sources, and Credits

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-63129-X

OCLC:

1198929665