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ENGL 3375 (Harper)

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Getting Started

Background:

Boston history and walking tours (books from the library and online)

Student-created walking tours (from a Northeastern class in History/Landscape Architecture)

Websites about the Emerald Necklace

Emerald Necklace Conservancy (maps, guides for visitors)

Landscape Architects of America Guide to the Emerald Necklace (PDF): history, timetable

Video

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (Kanopy video)

This film is a biography of Olmsted, the designer of the parks that make up the Emerald Necklace.

Skip to 41:40 for the section about Boston

Research resources

Key article searching sites:

Additional Recommendations

History of Boston

Researching memorials and monuments

Researching architecture and landscape design