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Boston in Motion
Contributor(s): Cheney, Frank (Author), Sammarco, Anthony M. (Author)
ISBN: 0738500879     ISBN-13: 9780738500874
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 1999
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional)
LCCN: 99060793
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.48" W x 9.19" (0.59 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
- Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts
- Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass.
 
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Publisher Description:

In Boston in Motion, the various conveyances available to the public over time are presented and explored in a riveting collection of original photographs.


Boston in Motion, the sequel to Trolleys under the Hub, is an intriguing collection of photographs that captures the history of transportation in and around Boston. Authors Frank Cheney and Anthony M. Sammarco trace the stories from the earliest days of public transport with the Winnisimmet Ferry to the MBTA of today. A city known for its comprehensive public transportation, Boston has hosted every type of transit known to urban America. From the ferry, the horse railway, and the omnibus to the steam railroad and, eventually, the subway and bus systems, Boston has always been at the forefront of transportation advancements. The former "El" (the Boston Elevated Railway), the Old Colony Railroad, the Red Line, and the East Boston Line dramatically changed the face of Boston in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Contributor Bio(s): Cheney, Frank: - Authors Frank Cheney, a photograph collector and transportation historian, and Anthony M. Sammarco, a Boston-area historian and author of numerous Arcadia books, have worked together to bring us this informative visual record of transportation history.