Building A New Boston: Politics and Urban Renewal, 1950-1970
by Thomas H. O'Connor
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"Here is one of the great stories in American urban history told by a great historian. In 1949, Boston was 'a hopeless backwater,' its skyline stunted, and its municipal government a national disgrace; by 1970 a 'New Boston' had been created, with new office buildings, new developments, and new economic dynamism. Thomas H. O'Connor, the dean of Boston historians, brings to this tale of transformation rich learning, intimate familiarity with his subject, and a lucid sometimes witty pen." - show more Jack Beatty, author of The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley 1874-1958 and Senior Editor, Atlantic Monthly show lessTags
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Thomas H. O'Connor is University Historian and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Boston College.
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 307.3 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Communities Structure
- LCC
- HT177 .B6 .O36 — Social sciences Communities. Classes. Races Communities. Classes. Races Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology Urban renewal. Urban redevelopment
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