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Description for Lost Boston
Paperback. Illustrates the gains and losses in the struggle to preserve Boston's architectural heritage. With more than 350 photographs, this work offers a chance to see the city as it once was, revealing architectural gems lost long ago. It traces the evolution of Boston from the barren, swampy peninsula of colonial times to the modern booming metropolis. Num Pages: 352 pages, 360 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 962.
At once a fascinating narrative and a visual delight, ""Lost Boston"" brings the city's past to life. This updated edition includes a new section, illustrating the latest gains and losses in the struggle to preserve Boston's architectural heritage. With an engaging text and more than 350 seldom-seen photographs and prints, ""Lost Boston"" offers a chance to see the city as it once was, revealing architectural gems lost long ago. An eminently readable history of the city's physical development, the book also makes an eloquent appeal for its preservation. Jane Holtz Kay traces the evolution of Boston from the barren, swampy ... Read more
At once a fascinating narrative and a visual delight, ""Lost Boston"" brings the city's past to life. This updated edition includes a new section, illustrating the latest gains and losses in the struggle to preserve Boston's architectural heritage. With an engaging text and more than 350 seldom-seen photographs and prints, ""Lost Boston"" offers a chance to see the city as it once was, revealing architectural gems lost long ago. An eminently readable history of the city's physical development, the book also makes an eloquent appeal for its preservation. Jane Holtz Kay traces the evolution of Boston from the barren, swampy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495272
SKU
V9781558495272
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Ref
99-15
About Jane Holtz Kay
JANE HOLTZ KAY is author of Asphalt Nation and Preserving New England and architecture/planning critic for The Nation.
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