Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston

by Nancy S. Seasholes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262194945
• ISBN13: 9780262194945
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 533 Pages
• Weight: 4.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher