Screen LibraryGaining ground : a history of landmaking in Boston /
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 this text, Nancy Seasholes provides a complete account of when, why, and how this land was created.
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The MIT Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 this text, Nancy Seasholes provides a complete account of when, why, and how this land was created. |
| Item Description: | Originally published in hardback: Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, ©2003. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 533 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [503]-515) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780262534833 0262534835 |
| Index Number: | F73 |
| CLC: | K971.25 |
| Call Number: | K971.25/S439 |