Building the Mass Pike - Hardcover

Tsipis, Yanni K

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531606113 ISBN 13: 9781531606114

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2002

Synopsis

By 1950, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its capital city had fallen on hard times. With the region's railroads in decline and the roads in appalling disrepair, the difficulty of moving people and goods around the state and into its largest port was taking a heavy toll on the economy. The solution came in 1952 from one man and the road he devoted the last decade of his life to building. The man was William Callahan, and the road was the Massachusetts Turnpike. Building the Mass Pike tells the story of the road's planning, construction, and impact on the communities through which it passed. The book includes previously unpublished images from the Turnpike Authority archives and provides a vivid document of the largest public works project in the state's history and the firestorm of controversy that surrounded it. Written by an engineer-historian, Building the Mass Pike will appeal not only to those fascinated by the history of the Commonwealth and its capital but also to those with an interest in construction, urban history, and the politics of old Boston.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1531606113
• ISBN 13: 9781531606114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130