Portrait of a Port: Boston, 1852-1914
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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:2.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.8" x 9.0"
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