Boston's Changeful Times Origins of Preservation and Planning in America |
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| Author:
| Holleran, Michael |
| Series title: | Creating the North American Landscape Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5729-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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In the mid-nineteenth century, American cities underwent intense physical change at a pace seldom seen before or since. In Boston, reform-minded citizens tallied the costs of unrestrained change and searched for ways to control growth and create a sense of stability in their city. Their preservationist efforts helped to pioneer new approaches to ......
In the mid-nineteenth century, American cities underwent intense physical change at a pace seldom seen before or since. In Boston, reform-minded citizens tallied the costs of unrestrained change and searched for ways to control growth and create a sense of stability in their city. Their preservationist efforts helped to pioneer new approaches to ......