Portrait of a Port: Boston, 1852-1914

by William H. Bunting

Book Overview

Two hundred and thirty-four striking photographs of the port of Boston combine with interpretive commentary to recapture the flavor, buoyancy, and excitement of the city's years as one of the two or three great American ports. After the Civil War Boston underwent a radical and successful transformation from a declining mercantile home port to an important and competitive modern seaport. At the same time the transition from sail to steam was taking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674690761
• ISBN13: 9780674690769
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.0"