Author: Seasholes, Nancy S.
Title: Gaining Ground : A History of Landmaking in Boston
Description: Cambridge [MA], MIT Press, (2003). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xiv,533 pp. Textual maps & illustrations. Minor rubbing. An ink mark to bottom page-edge. VG. ¶ 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 provies a complete account of when, why, and how this land was created

Keywords: Massachusetts Urban History, Boston, City Planning, Fills, Earthwork, Landscape, Land Use, ,