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On one hand, the reader gains an immense appreciation for the scholarly research needed to reconstruct shoreline change for an american city. One of the big literary surprises of the past summer is the success of a memoir on small, organic farming. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, boston probably has more than any city in north america. A history of landmaking in boston the mit press book by nancy s. She is the author of walking tours of bostons made land mit press, the companion to gaining ground. The book is copiously illustrated with maps that show the original shoreline in.