The first suburbs : residential communities on the Boston periphery, 1815-1860 /

Title:

The first suburbs : residential communities on the Boston periphery, 1815-1860 /

Author:

Binford, Henry C.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emmanuel College, MassArt, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Contents:

Introduction: Community development and suburban growth. -- Improvement enterprise and the fringe economy. -- Village building. -- The mobility revolution begins. -- New model communities. -- Communication. -- Suburban society: goals and boundaries. -- Suburban government: setting, roles, and structure. -- Epilogue: Civil War and suburban identity. -- Appendix: Statistical, social, and biographical data.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emmanuel Main Stacks
HT351 .B54 – Available

MassArt Main
HT351 .B54 1985 – 1 of 2 available

• Available Temporarily at MassArt Reserves
  On reserve for LASS 245: Cities and Society (Liberal Arts: Grinnell)
• Renewed (due 08-23-2024 at 05:00 PM)

Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
307.74 B55 – Available