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]

Early life and death

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

• 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]

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