A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Miscellaneous Papers (Classic Reprint)
A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Miscellaneous Papers (Classic Reprint)

Author: Boston Record Commissioners

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9781333114589

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Excerpt from A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Miscellaneous Papers These thirds for my wife being p'messed my fl'unnerall charges debts being provided for as I have be forementioned The rest of my whole estate both personnel] real! With my lands housing all other things belonging, to my estate I devide into two parts, the one part whereof I give and be qusath unto my welbeloved only son Benjamin Resync, the other part of my estate, I means the just or due value of it I reserve as my owne right to dispose of as I please which is as herein shall after he expressed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Gaining Ground
Gaining Ground

Author: Nancy S. Seasholes

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2018-04-20

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 0262350211

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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.

Old Age and the Search for Security
Old Age and the Search for Security

Author: Carole Haber

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1993-12-22

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780253113023

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"Haber and Gratton lay to rest many conventional assumptions concerning the place of older persons in American history." -- Choice "Haber and Gratton's meaty little book does more than provide an intelligent synthesis of existing old-age history; its new interpretations, insights, and shifts of emphasis will provoke responses and help move historians' work away from the now threadbare original disputes in e field toward new questions and approaches." -- American Historical Review "Indeed, Haber and Gratton give us a refreshingly multidimensional history of the shift in old-age security from work, assets, or children to government annuities." -- Contemporary Sociology "... the history of old age has finally come of age. The authors successfully synthesize the best of the earlier social and cultural studies with new empirical evidence and recent findings of economic historians." -- Journal of Economic History "A truly 'revisionary' interpretation of the cultural and structural forces that shaped the elderly's lives from the colonial period to the present. Lucid and controversial, [it] is bound to be widely cited and hotly contested." -- W. Andrew Achenbaum This social history of the American elderly offers a provocative new view of aging in the United States. It revises traditional assumptions about the economic status of the old and challenges the long-held contention that industrialization destroyed family relationships.

A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston
A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston

Author: Boston (Mass ) Record Commissioners

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781014695567

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A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston
A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston

Author: Boston Record Commissioners

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-26

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781333744045

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Excerpt from A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Containing the Boston Town Records, 1758 to 1769 Voted unanimously that the Thanks of the Town be and hereby is given to Samuel Grant Esq. M. Thomas Hill for the long and faithful Services they have done the Town in Serving-as Selectmen for many Years past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Miscellaneous Papers
A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing Miscellaneous Papers

Author: Boston (Mass ) Record Commissioners

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-04-24

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781354457481

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston
A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston

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Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9781331977216

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Excerpt from A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Containing the Boston Town Records, 1770 Through 1777 A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Containing the Boston Town Records, 1770 Through 1777 was written by an unknown author in 1887. This is a 320 page book, containing 145168 words and 2 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.