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Boston's South End
ISBN: 9781531620080 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally a narrow, barren strip of land known as the Neck, Boston's South End grew from a lonely sentry post and execution grounds to what is today the largest Victorian neighborhood in the United States. With the filling of the South Cove in the 1830s, the area became one of the greatest planned residential districts of its time, a heritage preserved in unique architectural features such as red brick swell bay facades, elaborate balusters, and fanciful porches.
Originally a narrow, barren strip of land known as the Neck, Boston's South End grew from a lonely sentry post and execution grounds to what is today ...
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West Roxbury
ISBN: 9781531619985 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. West Roxbury, located along the scenic Charles River, is a community of tree-lined streets and panoramic views, which has undergone tremendous changes since its incorporation as a town in 1851. Formerly known as "Westerly" or "South Street," West Roxbury has grown from a largely rural area, accessible only by train, into a charming neighborhood of Victorian homes that still offers many of the same advantages that attracted people a century ago--the quietness of small town life, with the attractions of big city living just a short distance away. West Roxbury is also the former home of Brook...
West Roxbury, located along the scenic Charles River, is a community of tree-lined streets and panoramic views, which has undergone tremendous changes...
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Boston: A Century of Progress
ISBN: 9781531623043 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On March 4, 1822, the townsfolk of Boston voted to incorporate their town as the City of Boston. A great change had just taken place, but even greater changes were to come during the ensuing century, as Boston's population grew from 50,000 to 750,000 by 1922 and as it developed from a colonial town into the "Hub of the Universe." Boston: A Century of Progress brings to life one hundred amazing years, from 1822 to 1922. More than two hundred fascinating images are combined with compelling text to take us on a mesmerizing journey back into our past and bring us face to face with the people,...
On March 4, 1822, the townsfolk of Boston voted to incorporate their town as the City of Boston. A great change had just taken place, but even greater...
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Jamaica Plain
ISBN: 9781531619992 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Jamaica Plain today is one of Bostons great suburban neighborhoods, but it has not always been connected to the city. The area has a rich and colorful history that stretches from its rural, pastoral beginnings in the seventeenth century. Jamaica Plain became a part of Roxbury, and later West Roxbury, and served as a summer playground for influential Bostonians before becoming part of Boston in 1874. Today, the neighborhood is a bustling suburban spot that has preserved its natural beauty and resources. Stories abound as to how Jamaica Plain derived its name; some trace it to the flow of rum...
Jamaica Plain today is one of Bostons great suburban neighborhoods, but it has not always been connected to the city. The area has a rich and colorful...
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Boston: A Historic Walking Tour
ISBN: 9781531667252 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the Massachusetts State House as the "Hub of the Universe." In Boston: A Historic Walking Tour, readers are guided on a series of downtown walking tours that radiate out from this Boston landmark. Featuring different excursions that explore Boston's prominent neighborhoods and districts, visitors and natives alike will see how this city has become one of the country's oldest cultural destinations. Boston's growth and development in the 19th and 20th centuries has contributed to it becoming the unofficial "Capital of New England"; its economic and cultural impact...
Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the Massachusetts State House as the "Hub of the Universe." In Boston: A Historic Walking Tour, readers are guided on a s...
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Boston's North End
ISBN: 9781531620073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The streets of Boston's North End, some laid out in the seventeenth century, exude a rich history that has included every generation of immigrants to Boston since 1630. An active port, the neighborhood of the North End also included churches of every denomination, historic homes, and early commercial concerns. Immigrants from Russia, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and most other European countries settled in the North End and contributed to its
development over the years. Today, most visitors to Boston tour the North End and see the Paul Revere House and the famous Old North Church. On the... The streets of Boston's North End, some laid out in the seventeenth century, exude a rich history that has included every generation of immigrants to ...
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Roslindale
ISBN: 9781531660017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. With Roslindale, Boston historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco chronicles the development and evolution of this historic Boston neighborhood in over two hundred black-and-white images coupled with detailed and informative photograph captions. Originally known as "South Street Crossing," Roslindale was once a part of Roxbury and later the Town of West Roxbury. The neighborhood was named "Roslin" by one of its early citizens after a fondly remembered Scottish town whose rolling hills evoked comparison with those of this
area. In this volume, both gradual and radical changes in Roslindale's... With Roslindale, Boston historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco chronicles the development and evolution of this historic Boston neighborhood in over two ...
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Boston's Financial District
ISBN: 9781531607371 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Boston's financial district is considered the heart of New England's banking and finance. It is a veritable overlay of sleek modern office buildings and elegant high-rise structures of the early twentieth century. In the center of this contemporary skyline is evidence of the financial district's long history. Boston's first skyscraper, the Boston Custom House tower, stands high from where it was built in 1915 on top of the original 1849 custom house building.
Boston's Financial District chronicles the steady change from a romantic neighborhood to numerous banking and business houses. It was... Boston's financial district is considered the heart of New England's banking and finance. It is a veritable overlay of sleek modern office buildings a...
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Boston's West End
ISBN: 9781531640804 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Within these pages, author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
brings to life the history of Boston's West End--the area of the city bound by the Charles River and Storrow Drive as well as North Station, City Hall Plaza, and Myrtle Street. Once a thriving, energetic, and diverse neighborhood, the West End was slated for complete removal following World War II. In over 200 marvelous photographs, this collection recaptures fond memories for former residents and shows newcomers the history of the West End. Now the site of luxury, high-rise apartment buildings, condominiums, and stores, Boston's... Within these pages, author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
brings to life the history of Boston's West End--the area of the city bound by the Charle... |
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Dorchester: A Compendium
ISBN: 9781540229953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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New Bedford
ISBN: 9781531608651 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 1765, when Joseph Rotch sailed across the bay from Nantucket, he brought with him the skills and knowledge to start New Bedfords whaling industry. By 1830 the town was a larger whaling port than Nantucket, with an immense fleet employing more than 10,000 people.
In 1765, when Joseph Rotch sailed across the bay from Nantucket, he brought with him the skills and knowledge to start New Bedfords whaling industry. ...
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Milton
ISBN: 9781531660826 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. With Milton, the first pictorial history of the town
ever published, local historians Paul Buchanan and Anthony Sammarco present a nostalgic look at the development and growth of this well-built and affluent suburb from 1860 to 1940. Over two hundred and fifty vintage photographs have been carefully selected from the vast collection of the Milton Historical Society to create a dazzling portrait of the town in its heyday. Milton, once home to the Neponset Indians, became a small farming community with the arrival of European settlers. Over time, the town... With Milton, the first pictorial history of the town
ever published, local historians Paul Buchanan and Anthony Sammarco present a nostalgic l... |
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Trolleys Under the Hub
ISBN: 9781531659226 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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When Boston Rode the EL
ISBN: 9781531602857 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901, providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected Dudley Street Station in Roxbury and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown, two huge multilevel terminals. When the EL, as it was popularly known, opened for service, it provided an unencumbered route high above the surging traffic of Boston, until it went underground through the city. The new trains of the EL were elegant coaches of African
mahogany, bronze hardware, plush upholstered seats, plate glass windows, and exteriors of aurora... The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901, providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected...
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Boston in Motion
ISBN: 9781531600556 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Boston in Motion, the sequel to Trolleys under the Hub, is an intriguing collection of photographs that captures the history of transportation in and around Boston. Authors Frank Cheney and Anthony M. Sammarco trace the stories from the earliest days of public transport with the Winnissimmet Ferry to the MBTA of today. A city known for its comprehensive public transportation, Boston has hosted every type of transit known to urban America. From the ferry, the horse railway, and the omnibus to the steam railroad and, eventually, the subway and bus systems, Boston has always been at the...
Boston in Motion, the sequel to Trolleys under the Hub, is an intriguing collection of photographs that captures the history of transportation in and ...
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East Boston
ISBN: 9781531620028 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally called Noodle's Island, East Boston was once comprised of five islands connected by marshland. Today, many people identify East Boston as the location of Logan International Airport, but it is really much more than that. From colonial times through the late twentieth century, the neighborhood of East Boston has experienced significant developments in the fields of city planning, transportation, and urban development. Until the nineteenth century, East Boston was a rural community whose land was used for grazing and firewood. The East Boston Company was incorporated by William...
Originally called Noodle's Island, East Boston was once comprised of five islands connected by marshland. Today, many people identify East Boston as t...
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Dorchester: Volume II
ISBN: 9781531602222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Dorchester Volume II, local author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco continues his detailed look at this diverse town that he began in Volume I, which the Boston Globe hailed as a best-seller. Founded in 1630 by Puritans, Dorchester has experienced spectacular growth over the last few centuries; the Old Colony Railroad and later the Red Line provided
impetus for the quick development of this "streetcar suburb." From a town of twelve thousand residents in 1870, when it was annexed to the city of Boston, to one hundred thousand at the turn of the century, Dorchester became home to a quarter of a... In Dorchester Volume II, local author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco continues his detailed look at this diverse town that he began in Volume I, which the ...
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Community Boating, Inc.
ISBN: 9781540236227 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Osterville Village Library
ISBN: 9781540216052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Georgetown
ISBN: 9781531606152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Referred to as "one of the prettiest and pleasantest places of all New England towns," Georgetown grew rapidly and, by the mid-nineteenth century, the population had risen dramatically. This town, "a pleasant and flourishing place," saw the Boston & Maine Railroad laid out in 1854, with depots at Pentucket Square and at Baldpate, and two street railways in 1896-the Haverhill, Georgetown & Danvers Line and the Georgetown, Rowley & Ipswich Line, both of which greatly facilitated the ease of transportation.
Join the author in Georgetown as he takes you on a tour through the town's early years.... Referred to as "one of the prettiest and pleasantest places of all New England towns," Georgetown grew rapidly and, by the mid-nineteenth century, the...
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