Sam Bass Warner, Jr.

Sam Bass Warner Jr. (April 6, 1928 – January 22, 2023) was an American historian and author. He taught at MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, and Brandeis University.

Early life and death Warner was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1928, and died in Needham, Massachusetts, on January 22, 2023, at the age of 94.

Books Province of Reason Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston, 1870-1900 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) Urban Wilderness: A History of the American City To Dwell Is to Garden: A History of Boston's Community Gardens (Northeastern University Press, 1987) Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present