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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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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 > Boston > History
  • Urban transportation > Boston > History
  • Local transit > 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 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
  • 40031704738
OCLC
  • on1328003080
  • 1328003080
  • SCSB-14495625
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries