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The Atlas of Boston History by Publication Date: 2019The Atlas of Boston History traces the city's history and geography from the last ice age to the present. Each section features newly created thematic maps that focus on moments and topics in that history. These maps are accompanied by hundreds of historical and contemporary illustrations and explanatory text from historians and other expert contributors.
Boston's green spaces - an exhibition. Click image to enter.
Introducing Boston's Natural History
Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston by Publication Date: 2010How the city's relationship with its natural surroundings informed its early growth and development. Land use, city planning, parks, architecture, environmental conditions, harbor, Charles River, and human ecology are some of the subjects discussed in the sources..
The Paradise of All These Parts: A natural history of Boston by Publication Date: 2008Mitchell explores a variety of habitats as he ranges outward from the core of the peninsula where the Puritans first settled to the ancient rim of the Boston Basin, within which the modern city now lies. But Mitchell focuses most on the diverse variety of plants and animals that still thrive in this city.
