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	Título: Gaining Ground, a History Of Landmaking In Boston
	Autor: Seasholes, Nancy S.	Precio: $928.00
	Editorial: The Mit Press	Año: 2003
	Tema: Urbanismo, Arquitectura	Edición: 1ª
	Sinopsis	ISBN: 9780262194945
	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. .About the Author Nancy S. Seasholes is an independent scholar, a Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at Boston University, and periodically teaches at the Harvard University Extension School. Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land is the companion to her earlier book, Gaining Ground (MIT Press, 2003). Reviews "...Seasholes has provided a document that brings history alive..."_Civil Engineering "A book of great import. . .", Martin Zimmerman, Landscape Architecture "Gaining Ground is a stunning compilation of material that documents over three centuries' worth of [changes].", Richard Longstreth, American Studies International "Seasholes's well-documented study provides a unique perspective on Boston's history.", T. D. Beal, CHOICE "This book charts the 'made land' accretions in anecdote-laced prose..."_San Francisco Chronicle "This book will appeal to those with a special interest in Boston or in the process of landmaking.", Harold Henderson, Planning

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