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Boston in transit : mapping the history of public transportation in the hub
- Title
- Boston in transit : mapping the history of public transportation in the hub / Steven Beaucher.
- Author
- Beaucher, Steven
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-Map Div. HE310.B6 B33 2023 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117 |
Details
- Description
- ix, 575 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Summary
- "Comprehensive history of public transportation infrastructure and the modes of transit that have moved Boston for nearly four centuries"--
- Subject
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority > History
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Transportation > Massachusetts > Boston > History
- Urban transportation > Massachusetts > Boston > History
- Local transit > Massachusetts > Boston > History
- Local transit
- Transportation
- Urban transportation
- Massachusetts > Boston
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Reprint previous title: Boston in Transit: Mapping the History of Public Transportation in The Hub (self-published ebook)"--ECIP details information.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-571) and index.
- Contents
- Making Connections: Early Public Transportation for Boston -- Unification and Electrification: Trolleys Take Hold -- America's First Subway -- Grand Terminals for Commuters -- Rapid Transit Takes Shape -- Pocket Maps and Transit Improvements in the Early Twentieth Century -- Catching the Bus -- The Rise and Fall of the MTA -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- Call Number
- HE310.B6
- ISBN
- 9780262048071
- 0262048078
- LCCN
- 2022019898
- OCLC
- 1328003080
- Author
- Beaucher, Steven, author.
- Title
- Boston in transit : mapping the history of public transportation in the hub / Steven Beaucher.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-571) and index.
- Research Call Number
- *R-Map Div. HE310.B6 B33 2023