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Bowling Green (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Spencer Trask

 
9781332106295: Bowling Green (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore a park that helped shape a city and its people.

Bowing Green in New York City is more than a green space; it’s a thread through the city’s earliest days, from fortifications to parades, markets, and momentous protests.

This book traces Bowling Green from its origins as a trading ground for the Dutch to its rise as a central stage for social life, defense, and public memory. You’ll see how the pasture became a symbol of civic pride, how townsfolk watered the public wells, and how a single plot of land hosted fairs, assemblies, and street theater that echoed across generations.
  • Discover the early forts, palisades, and the busy life around the fort’s walls.
  • Learn how the Green hosted fairs, markets, and social gatherings that wove the community together.
  • Follow the city’s reactions to major events, from clashes with colonial powers to celebrated acts of civic memory.
  • Meet the places and people tied to Bowling Green, from taverns and inns to statues and government houses.
Ideal for readers of American colonial history and New York City lore.

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