Sam Bass Warner Jr. (April 6, 1928 – January 22, 2023) was an American historian and author. He taught at M.I.T., Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Michigan, Boston University, and Brandeis University.[1]

Sam Bass Warner Jr.
Born(1928-04-06)April 6, 1928
DiedJanuary 22, 2023(2023-01-22) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)Historian, author

Early life and death

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Warner was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1928,[2] and died in Needham, Massachusetts, on January 22, 2023, at the age of 94.[3]

Books

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  • Province of Reason
  • Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston, 1870-1900[4]
  • with Stephen Spongberg A Reunion of Trees: The Discovery of Exotic Plants and Their Introduction Into North American and European Landscapes (Harvard University Press, 1998)
  • The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth (University of Pennsylvania Press)[5][6][7][8][9]
  • Urban Wilderness: A History of the American City
  • To Dwell Is to Garden: A History of Boston's Community Gardens (Northeastern University Press, 1987)[10]
  • Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Stave, Bruce M. (1974). "A Conversation with Sam Bass Warner, Jr". Journal of Urban History. 1: 85–110. doi:10.1177/009614427400100105. S2CID 145000560.
  2. ^ "Sam Bass Warner". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Sam Bass Warner Jr., 94". The Vineyard Gazette. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/49/4/717/823977?redirectedFrom=fulltext
  5. ^ Goist, Park Dixon; Warner, Sam Bass (1969). "Reviewed work: The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth, Sam Bass Warner, Jr". Technology and Culture. 10 (4): 618–620. doi:10.2307/3101591. JSTOR 3101591.
  6. ^ Berlin, Robert H. "Book Review: The Private City. Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth. By Sam Bass Warner, Jr". Western Pennsylvania History: 1918 - 2020: 80–82.
  7. ^ https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/74/3/1082/90055?redirectedFrom=fulltext
  8. ^ Lubove, Roy (June 1, 1969). "The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of its Growth. By Sam Bass WarnerJr. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1968. Pp. xiv, 238. $5.95". The Journal of Economic History. 29 (2): 409–411. doi:10.1017/S0022050700068315. S2CID 153139105 – via Cambridge University Press.
  9. ^ Dyos, H.J. (June 1, 1972). "Book Review: The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth: by SAM BAss WARNER, Jr. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 1968. pp. xii + 236. £2.90 or $5.95". Urban Studies. 9 (2): 245–246. doi:10.1080/00420987220080331. S2CID 153837290.
  10. ^ Ayres, James E. (1989). "Sam Bass Warner, to Dwell is to Garden: A History of Boston's Community Gardens (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1987, £19). Pp. 128. ISBN 55553 007 9". Journal of American Studies. 23: 119. doi:10.1017/S0021875800019423.
  11. ^ McCarthy, James; Holcomb, Briavel; Gillen, Jamie (2004). "Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present. Sam Bass Warner, Jr.;Postcards of the Night: Views of American Cities. John A. Jakle;America's New Downtowns: Revitalization of Reinvention?Larry Ford". Urban Geography. 25 (4): 408–412. doi:10.2747/0272-3638.25.4.408. S2CID 143928810.
  12. ^ https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/90/1/323/742514