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Boston in Transit

Boston in Transit

Boston in Transit

Mapping the History of Public Transportation in The Hub

by Steven Beaucher

ISBN: 9780262048071

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 7, 2023

A richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America's most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA.
The Hub’s Metropolis

The Hub's Metropolis

The Hub's Metropolis

Greater Boston's Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth

by James C. O'Connell

With Albert LaFarge

ISBN: 9780262545860

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: June 7, 2022

The evolution of the Boston metropolitan area, from country villages and streetcar suburbs to exurban sprawl and “smart growth.”
Where Futures Converge

Where Futures Converge

Where Futures Converge

Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub

by Robert Buderi

ISBN: 9780262046510

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 10, 2022

The evolution of the most innovative square mile on the planet: the endless cycles of change and reinvention that created today's Kendall Square.
Born in Cambridge

Born in Cambridge

Born in Cambridge

400 Years of Ideas and Innovators

by Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta

ISBN: 9780262046800

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 3, 2022

Anne Bradstreet, W.E.B. Du Bois, gene editing, and Junior Mints: cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Building Old Cambridge

Building Old Cambridge

Building Old Cambridge

Architecture and Development

by Susan E. Maycock and Charles M. Sullivan

Foreword by Jill Lepore

Preface by William B. King

ISBN: 9780262034807

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 4, 2016

An extensively illustrated, comprehensive exploration of the architecture and development of Old Cambridge from colonial settlement to bustling intersection of town and gown.
A Landscape History of New England

A Landscape History of New England

A Landscape History of New England

Edited by Blake Harrison and Richard W. Judd

Afterword by John Elder

ISBN: 9780262525275

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 13, 2013

An examination of New England's diverse landscapes, and our varying perceptions of them, across two centuries of settlement, work, and recreation.
Fresh Pond

Fresh Pond

Fresh Pond

The History of a Cambridge Landscape

by Jill Sinclair

ISBN: 9780262195911

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 13, 2009

The history of Fresh Pond Reservation—onetime summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians, center of the nineteenth-century ice industry, and stomping grounds for Harvard students—told through photographs, maps and plans, and stories.
Inventing the Charles River

Inventing the Charles River

Inventing the Charles River

by Karl Haglund

ISBN: 9780262083072

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 22, 2002

An illustrated account of the creation of the Charles River Basin, focusing on the precarious balance between transportation planning and the stewardship of the public realm.
Hands on the Land

Hands on the Land

Hands on the Land

A History of the Vermont Landscape

by Jan Albers

With Orton Family Foundation

ISBN: 9780262511285

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 22, 2002

A lavishly illustrated study of the natural and cultural history of the Vermont landscape.
Mapping Boston

Mapping Boston

Mapping Boston

Edited by Alex Krieger and David Cobb

With Amy Turner

Foreword by Norman B. Leventhal

ISBN: 9780262611732

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 24, 2001

An informative—and beautiful—exploration of the life and history of a city through its maps.
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