Political waters : the long, dirty, contentious, incredibly expensive but eventually triumphant history of Boston Harbor--a unique environmental success story / Eric Jay Dolin.

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2004], ©2004.

x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Introduction: Dirty Water, Clean Water -- "A Very Stinking Puddle" -- The Sanitary Awakening -- "Future Wants of the City" -- Planning and Reality -- From Bad to Worse -- The "Ultimate Remedy" -- Enter the Federal Court -- "A World-Class Project" -- Conclusion: How Clean Is Clean Enough?

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-229) and index.