Historical Atlas of New York City A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History

Name: Historical Atlas of New York City A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History
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ISBN: 9780805078428

ISBN-10: 0805078428

ISBN-13: 9780805078428

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Eric Homberger, Alice Hudson

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A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book The rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second edition "The Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighborhood by neighborhood, through four hundred years of Gotham's rich past, describing such crucial events as the city's initial settlement of 270 people in thirty log houses; John Jacob Astor's meteoric rise from humble fur trader to the richest, most powerful man in the city; and the fascinating ethnic mixture that is modern Queens. The full-color maps, charts, photographs, drawings, and mini-essays of this encyclopedic volume also trace the historical development…

Book details

List price: $26.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 7/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Eric Homberger is reader in English and American Studies at the University of East Anglia.




Hilly Island



Dutch new amsterdam 1610-1664



British New York 1664-1783



Rebuilding the city 1783-1825



The age of "go ahead" 1825-1860



"New York will be alive ..." 1860-1898



Greater New York 1898-1945



Cultural capital 1945-2004