دانلود کتاب The Atlas of Boston History

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Contents
Preface
Section I. The Setting
Introduction
The Boston Basin, before 5,000 BP
The First Inhabitants, 12,000–400 BP
Europeans Arrive in Massachusetts Bay, 1500s–1630
Section II. Making New England’s Metropolis
Introduction
Boston Is Founded, 1630–1640
Boston’s Economy in the 1640s
Accommodation and Conflict, 1630–1676
Boston in 1676
Section III. A Provincial City in the British Empire
Introduction
Boston’s Economy, 1740–1760
Boston and the Slave Trade, 1638–Early 1800s
Boston in 1743
Revolutionary Boston, 1763–1776
Section IV. From Town to City Government
Introduction
Boston’s Economy, 1776–1807
Boston in 1800
Connections to the Mainland and Additions of Land, 1786–1828
Section V. “Athens of America”
Introduction
Railroad Development, 1830–1855
Early Landscaped Spaces, 1820–1860
Literary Boston, 1837–1891
Boston and Reform Movements, 1820–1865
Abolitionist Movement, 1829–1865
Section VI. Immigration and Industrialization
Introduction
Irish Immigration, 1700s–1855
Boston in 1855: Population
Boston in 1855: Economy
Development of the South End and Back Bay, 1845–1882
Great Fire of 1872
Addition of Land, 1828–1880
Section VII. MetropolitanBoston
Introduction
Annexation Movement, 1868–1873
Streetcar Suburbs, 1870–1900
Public Transportation, 1856–1918
Water and Sewerage Systems, 1795–1906
Boston and Metropolitan Park Systems, 1875–1919
Section VIII. Boston in the Late1800s/Early 1900s
Introduction
Boston’s Economy, 1905
Sports and Recreation, 1895–1903
Scollay Square, 1880s–1963
Theatrical Boston, 1880s–1930s
Cultural Boston, 1780–1915
Enterprising Women, 1862–1914
Social Service Institutions, c. 1900
Boston in 1910
1910 Mayoral Election
Section IX. Decline
Introduction
The Long Depression, 1920–1960
Public Housing, 1935–2010
Boston in 1950
Section X. “The New Boston”
Introduction
Addition of Land, 1880–2003
Highways and Airport, 1920–1973
Public Transportation, 1918–1967
Relocation to the Suburbs, 1940–1970
The Urban Renewal Era, 1949–1974
Boston School Busing, 1974
Section XI. Boston in the Early 2000s
Introduction
Updating the Water System, 1907–2013
Updating the Sewerage System, 1907–2013
Updating Highways and Public Transportation, 1967–2017
Boston’s Economy: Higher Education in 2018
Boston’s Economy: Medical Center in 2016
Boston’s Economy: Commercial Center in 2019
Boston’s Economy: Visitors and Tourists in 2017
Environmental Challenges in 2014
Boston in 2010
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Additional Information, Sources, and Credits
Contributors
Index