Building a New Boston: Selected Essays of Sterling A. Brown

by Thomas H. O'Connor

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"Here is one of the great stories in American urban history told by a great historian. In 1949, Boston was 'a hopeless backwater, ' its skyline stunted, and its municipal government a national disgrace; by 1970 a 'New Boston' had been created, with new office buildings, new developments, and new economic dynamism. Thomas H. O'Connor, the dean of Boston historians, brings to this tale of transformation rich learning, intimate familiarity with his...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1555532462

ISBN13:9781555532468

Release Date:August 1995

Publisher:Northeastern University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

20th Century Architecture Boston History Massachusetts Modern (16th-21st Centuries) New England Northeast Social Science Social Sciences

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