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Urban archipelago : an environmental history of the Boston Harbor islands /

The Boston Harbor Islands have been called Boston's "hidden shores." While some are ragged rocks teeming with coastal wildlife, such as oystercatchers and harbor seals, others resemble manicured parks or have the appearance of wooded hills rising gently out of the water. Largely ignor...

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Main Author:	Šimková, Pavla, 1986- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021].
Series:	Environmental history of the Northeast.
Subjects:	Archipelagoes > Massachusetts > History. Human ecology > Massachusetts > Boston Harbor Islands > History. Urban ecology (Sociology) > Massachusetts > Boston. Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.) > Environmental conditions. Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.) > History. Boston (Mass.) > History.

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