Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land
Author: Seasholes, Nancy S.
ISBN: 9780262693394
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 18 Sep 2006
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Exploring Boston's past and present- 12 walks that trace the creation of the city's man-made land in the central waterfront, Back Bay, South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere./b>p>At its founding, Boston was a small peninsula; over the last 375 years the city has doubled in size by filling in the surrounding tidal flats-areas covered with water at high tide and exposed at low. In i>Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land/i>, historian Nancy Seasholes outlines twelve walks that trace where and why Boston's man-made land was created, and, along the way, uncovers fascinating and little-known pieces of Boston history. In the course of these walks-around the central waterfront, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere-she shows us how Boston's past is always just below the surface of its present./p>p>Each walk is accompanied by a map that shows the route and original shoreline. The walks are illustrated with historical maps, historical photographs and views, and current photographs. All walks are accessible by public transportation./p>
ISBN: 9780262693394
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 18 Sep 2006
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Exploring Boston's past and present- 12 walks that trace the creation of the city's man-made land in the central waterfront, Back Bay, South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere./b>p>At its founding, Boston was a small peninsula; over the last 375 years the city has doubled in size by filling in the surrounding tidal flats-areas covered with water at high tide and exposed at low. In i>Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land/i>, historian Nancy Seasholes outlines twelve walks that trace where and why Boston's man-made land was created, and, along the way, uncovers fascinating and little-known pieces of Boston history. In the course of these walks-around the central waterfront, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere-she shows us how Boston's past is always just below the surface of its present./p>p>Each walk is accompanied by a map that shows the route and original shoreline. The walks are illustrated with historical maps, historical photographs and views, and current photographs. All walks are accessible by public transportation./p>
