Primary Format: Paper | |
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ISBN: | 9781684580392 |
Published: | 04/24/2021 |
Pages: | 240 |
Size: | 7 x 10 in. |
Subject(s): | History New England Architecture and Design |
Boston's Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them
Joseph M. Bagley
Paper: $29.95E-book: $25.00
City archaeologist Joseph Bagley has a special way of bringing Boston's evolution to life.
Boston Magazine
Winner, 33rd Annual Preservation Achievement Awards
—Boston Preservation Alliance
Winner: Historic New England Book Prize 2022
—Historic New England
Bagley is wry and witty . . . demonstrating superior deductive skills and rousing the public to see the value of their past around them.
—New Boston Post, for "A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts"
City archaeologist Joseph Bagley has a special way of bringing Boston's evolution to life.
—Boston Magazine, for "A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts"
The author's engaging writing style keeps the pages turning. Recommended.
—Choice, for "A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts"
As Boston's city archaeologist, Joe Bagley knows more about the Olde Towne's historic structures than do most people. He shares that knowledge... This however, is not a book about architecture - as Bagley says in his introduction, "it is about Bostonians... and what makes Boston, Boston."
—AAA Explorer
Joseph Bagley is the city archaeologist of Boston, a historic preservationist, and a staff member of the Boston Landmarks Commission. He is the author of the award-winning A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts.