The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City's History (Henry Holt Reference Book) - Hardcover

Homberger, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805026495 ISBN 13: 9780805026498

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1994

Synopsis

Chronicles the history of New York City, from early Native American culture to the present

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Review:

Eric Homberger's The Historical Atlas of New York City shows what can be achieved within a very narrow frame of discussion. With just one city to depict, Homberger explores the rich variety of details in the city's 400-year history with vivid drawings and illustrations as well as beautifully rendered maps. The atlas takes on the geologic history of New York, major eras (Indian, Dutch, and British), and the formative 19th century, as well as the consolidation of Greater New York, neighborhood histories of Coney Island and Greenwich Village, and the Big Apple exploits of 1945 through 1996. But there's room for the small stuff, too, such as the political and cultural role of New York's taverns in the late 1700s. --Stephanie Gold

About the Author:

Eric Homberger received his doctorate in American studies from Cambridge University and is reader in American studies at the University of East Anglia. Alice Hudson is curator of the Map Division of the New York Public Library.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0805026495
• ISBN 13: 9780805026498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192