Walter Muir Whitehill (1905–1978)
Autore di Boston: A Topographical History
Sull'Autore
Opere di Walter Muir Whitehill
Boston: Distinguished buildings & sites within the city and its orbit as engraved on wood by Rudolph Ruzicka (1975) 14 copie
Boston prints and printmakers, 1670-1775; a conference held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1 and 2 April… (1973) 13 copie
Independent historical societies, an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future (1716) 12 copie
The East India Marine Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem; a sesquicentennial history (1949) 7 copie
Boston & Cambridge; portrait of two cities — Text — 7 copie
Destroyed Boston Buildings 4 copie
A Seidel for Jake Wirth 3 copie
The Queen's Visit, 11 July 1976 1 copia
Allan Forbes, 1874-1955 1 copia
Fred Anthoensen: a lecture. Given at the Composing Room, New York City, 23 February 1966. (1966) 1 copia
CAPTAIN JOSEPH PEABODY 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1905
- Data di morte
- 1978
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
England, UK
North Andover, Massachusetts, USA - Istruzione
- Harvard University
University of London - Attività lavorative
- author
historian
librarian - Organizzazioni
- Boston Athenaeum
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Harvard University
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Recensioni
Boston: A Topographical History, Second Enlarged… di Walter Muir Whitehill
fascinating history of Boston.
Interesting collection of images of Boston's changed cityscape, including the development of Copley Square, the great fire of 1872 and the comings and goings of the city's places of worship.
Combined with Kevin Lynch's Image of the City this book gives a good introduction to Boston's development which was literally raised out of the water. How small the city was up to the mid 19th century! The author provides a lavishly illustrated journey through time and space. The book is written for a local public intimately familiar with Boston (and its important families) which is sometimes perplexing for an outsider unable to see for himself. Fortunately, Google Earth comes to help. Nevertheless, a survey map highlighting the different stages might have been helpful.… (altro)
A basic text for anyone interested in the public library movement in the United States. The BPL was the first municipally funded library in the U.S., and it has grown to house the third largest collection in the U.S., after the Library of Congress and Harvard.
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- Opere
- 50
- Utenti
- 524
- Popolarità
- #47,450
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 31
- Lingue
- 1