Urban archipelago : an environmental history of the Boston Harbor islands /

The Boston Harbor Islands have been called Boston's "hidden shores." While some are ragged rocks teeming with coastal wildlife, such as oystercatchers and harbor seals, others resemble manicured parks or have the appearance of wooded hills rising gently out of the water. Largely ignor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Šimková, Pavla, 1986- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021].
Series:Environmental history of the Northeast.
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Table of Contents:
  • The commons of Boston Harbor : the Harbor Islands and colonial Boston
  • The ultimate sink : the harbor and the islands as Boston's dumping ground
  • The city of tomorrow : Boston Harbor and visions of urban renewal
  • The romance of Boston Bay : Edward Rowe Snow and the reimagining of the Boston Harbor Islands
  • A new spectacle : conservation and recreation in Boston Harbor.