A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, From the First Settlement of Muddy River, Until the Present Time, 1630-1906
A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, From the First Settlement of Muddy River, Until the Present Time, 1630-1906

Author: John William Denehy

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-05

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781333482718

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Excerpt from A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, From the First Settlement of Muddy River, Until the Present Time, 1630-1906: Commemorating the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Town And for their encouragement, it was voted that the selectmen should provide a schoolmaster for them, to teach their children to read, write and cypher, and order his pay out of the town treasury. 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.

A Short History of Boston
A Short History of Boston

Author: Robert J. Allison

Publisher: Short Histories

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781889833477

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"Until 2004 and the publication of ""A Short History of Boston,"" there was no good short history of the city of Boston, not in print anyway. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from ""heretic"" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American author Mary Antin. Says the Provincetown Arts, ""A first-rate short history of the city, lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, and instantly the best book of its kind."" "

Between City and Country
Between City and Country

Author: Ronald Dale Karr

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781625343048

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Inhaltsverzeichnis: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: In Search of Suburbia -- Part 1. Town into Suburb, 1790-1850 -- 1 New England Town -- 2 Commuters and Immigrants -- Part 2. Inventing Suburbia, 1850-1885 -- 3 The Great Divide -- 4 Building Blocks -- 5 The New Landscape of Suburban Politics -- 6 Suburbia Real and Imagined -- Part 3. Suburbia Realized, 1885-1900 -- 7 Boulevards and Trolleys -- 8 Defining Suburbia -- 9 Contested Ground -- 10 Suburbia on a Hill -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index.

Boston in Transit
Boston in Transit

Author: Steven Beaucher

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2023-03-07

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 0262048078

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A richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America’s most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA. A lively tour of public transportation in Boston over the years, Boston in Transit maps the complete history of the modes of transportation that have kept the city moving and expanding since its founding in 1630—from the simple ferry serving an English settlement to the expansive network of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA. The story of public transit in Boston—once dubbed the Hub of the Universe—is a journey through the history of the American metropolis. With a remarkable collection of maps and architectural and engineering drawings at hand, Steven Beaucher launches his account from the landing where English colonists established that first ferry, carrying passengers between what is now Boston’s North End and Charlestown—and sparing them what had been a two-day walk around Boston Harbor. In the 1700s, horse-drawn coaches appeared on the scene, connecting Boston and Cambridge, with the bigger, better Omnibus soon to follow. From horse-drawn coaches, horse-drawn railways evolved, making way for the electric streetcar networks that allowed the city’s early suburbs to sprout—culminating in the multimodal, regional public transportation network in place in Boston today. With photographs, brochures, pamphlets, guidebooks, timetables, and tickets, Boston in Transit creates a complete picture of the everyday experience of public transportation through the centuries. At once a practical reference, local history, and travelogue, this book will be cherished by armchair tourists, day-trippers, and serious travelers alike.