The Atlas of Boston History. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Atlas of Boston History. (2019)
- Main Title:
- The Atlas of Boston History
- Further Information:
- Note: Nancy S. Seasholes.
- Editors:
- Seasholes, Nancy S
- Contents:
- Introduction Nancy S. Seasholes Section I. The Setting Introduction Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 1. The Boston Basin, before 5, 000 BP Joseph Bagley, Nancy S. Seasholes, Marshall Pontrelli, and Laurie Baise Plate 2. The First Inhabitants, 12, 000–400 BP Joseph Bagley Plate 3. Europeans Arrive in Massachusetts Bay, 1500s–1630 Dane Morrison Section II. Making New England's Metropolis Introduction Mark Peterson Plate 4. Boston Is Founded, 1630–1640 Robert Charles Anderson Plate 5. Boston's Economy in the 1640s Mark Peterson Plate 6. Accommodation and Conflict, 1630–1676 Katherine A. Grandjean Plate 7. Boston in 1676 Nancy S. Seasholes Section III. A Provincial City in the British Empire Introduction Mark Peterson Plate 8. Boston's Economy, 1740–1760 Mark Peterson Plate 9. Boston and the Slave Trade, 1638-Early 1800s Kerima M. Lewis and Mark Peterson Plate 10. Boston in 1743 Benjamin L. Carp Plate 11. Revolutionary Boston, 1763–1776 J. L. Bell Section IV. From Town to City Government Introduction Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 12. Boston's Economy, 1776–1807 Richard Garver Plate 13. Boston in 1800 Gayle Sawtelle Plate 14. Connections to the Mainland and Additions of Land, 1786–1828 Nancy S. Seasholes Section V. 'Athens of America' Introduction Dean Grodzins Plate 15. Railroad Development, 1830–1855 Richard Garver Plate 16. Early Landscaped Spaces, 1820–1860 Arthur Krim Plate 17. Literary Boston, 1837–1891 Susan Wilson Plate 18. Boston and Reform Movements, 1820–1865 Dean Grodzins PlateIntroduction Nancy S. Seasholes Section I. The Setting Introduction Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 1. The Boston Basin, before 5, 000 BP Joseph Bagley, Nancy S. Seasholes, Marshall Pontrelli, and Laurie Baise Plate 2. The First Inhabitants, 12, 000–400 BP Joseph Bagley Plate 3. Europeans Arrive in Massachusetts Bay, 1500s–1630 Dane Morrison Section II. Making New England's Metropolis Introduction Mark Peterson Plate 4. Boston Is Founded, 1630–1640 Robert Charles Anderson Plate 5. Boston's Economy in the 1640s Mark Peterson Plate 6. Accommodation and Conflict, 1630–1676 Katherine A. Grandjean Plate 7. Boston in 1676 Nancy S. Seasholes Section III. A Provincial City in the British Empire Introduction Mark Peterson Plate 8. Boston's Economy, 1740–1760 Mark Peterson Plate 9. Boston and the Slave Trade, 1638-Early 1800s Kerima M. Lewis and Mark Peterson Plate 10. Boston in 1743 Benjamin L. Carp Plate 11. Revolutionary Boston, 1763–1776 J. L. Bell Section IV. From Town to City Government Introduction Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 12. Boston's Economy, 1776–1807 Richard Garver Plate 13. Boston in 1800 Gayle Sawtelle Plate 14. Connections to the Mainland and Additions of Land, 1786–1828 Nancy S. Seasholes Section V. 'Athens of America' Introduction Dean Grodzins Plate 15. Railroad Development, 1830–1855 Richard Garver Plate 16. Early Landscaped Spaces, 1820–1860 Arthur Krim Plate 17. Literary Boston, 1837–1891 Susan Wilson Plate 18. Boston and Reform Movements, 1820–1865 Dean Grodzins Plate 19. Abolitionist Movement, 1829–1865 Dean Grodzins Section VI. Immigration and Industrialization Introduction Robert J. Allison Plate 20. Irish Immigration, 1700s-1855 Ruth-Ann M. Harris Plate 21. Boston in 1855: Population Nancy S. Seasholes and Dean Grodzins Plate 22. Boston in 1855: Economy Richard Garver, Nancy S. Seasholes, and Arthur Krim Plate 23. Development of the South End and Back Bay, 1845–1882 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 24. Great Fire of 1872 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 25. Addition of Land, 1828–1880 Nancy S. Seasholes Section VII. Metropolitan Boston Introduction Karl Haglund Plate 26. Annexation Movement, 1868–1873 Noam Maggor and Sam Bass Warner Plate 27. Streetcar Suburbs, 1870–1900 Noam Maggor and Sam Bass Warner Plate 28. Public Transportation, 1856–1918 Charles Bahne and Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 29. Water and Sewerage Systems, 1795–1906 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 30. Boston and Metropolitan Park Systems, 1875–1919 Nancy S. Seasholes and Karl Haglund Section VIII. Boston in the Late 1800s/Early 1900s Introduction Robert J. Allison Plate 31. Boston's Economy, 1905 Richard Garver Plate 32. Sports and Recreation, 1895–1903 Richard Garver Plate 33. Scollay Square, 1880s-1963 Rebekah Bryer Plate 34. Theatrical Boston, 1880s-1930s Michelle Granshaw Plate 35. Cultural Boston, 1780–1915 Jay Wickersham Plate 36. Enterprising Women, 1862–1914 Susan Wilson and the Boston Women's Heritage Trail Plate 37. Social Service Institutions, c. 1900 James Green Plate 38. Boston in 1910 Reed Ueda Plate 39. 1910 Mayoral Election James Green Section IX. Decline Introduction John Avault Plate 40. The Long Depression, 1920–1960 Richard Garver, John Avault, Sam Bass Warner, and James Green Plate 41. Public Housing, 1935–2010 Lawrence J. Vale Plate 42. Boston in 1950 John Avault Section X. 'The New Boston' Introduction Jim Vrabel Plate 43. Addition of Land, 1880–2003 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 44. Highways and Airport, 1920–1973 Charles Bahne and Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 45. Public Transportation, 1918–1967 Nancy S. Seasholes and Charles Bahne Plate 46. Relocation to the Suburbs, 1940–1970 James C. O'Connell and Gerald Gamm Plate 47. The Urban Renewal Era, 1949–1974 Richard Garver Plate 48. Boston School Busing, 1974– Jim Vrabel Section XI. Boston in the Early 2000s Introduction John Avault Plate 49. Updating the Water System, 1907–2013 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 50. Updating the Sewerage System, 1907–2013 Nancy S. Seasholes Plate 51. Updating Highways and Public Transportation, 1967–2017 Amy D. Finstein, Nancy S. Seasholes, and Charles Bahne Plate 52. Boston's Economy: Higher Education in 2018 Aubrey Butts and Arthur Krim Plate 53. Boston's Economy: Medical Center in 2016 John Avault, Nancy S. Seasholes, and Arthur Krim Plate 54. Boston's Economy: Commercial Center in 2019 John Avault and Richard Garver Plate 55. Boston's Economy: Visitors and Tourists in 2017 Richard Garver Plate 56. Environmental Challenges in 2014 Stephanie Kruel Plate 57. Boston in 2010 John Avault and Jim Vrabel Acknowledgments Appendix: Boston's Population 1687–2010 Additional Information, Sources, and Credits List of Contributors Index. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Copyright Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Subjects:
- History -- General
History -- United States -- General
History -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Reference -- Atlases
Technology & Engineering -- Cartography
Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780226631295
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780226631158
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