THE STORY OF NEW YORK AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE CITY FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY

Lyman, Susan Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0517523787 / ISBN 13: 9780517523780

Published by Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975

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Revised Edition. Contents Include: Prelude to Settlement; Dutch New Amsterdam; Facing the Enemy; English New York; Eighteenth-Century Problems; Prewar Years; New York Durng the american Revolution; Federal Capital; Municipal Growing Pains; Ships and Sealing Wax, Etc. Good+ to very good tight condition with good to good+ dust jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE STORY OF NEW YORK AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE CITY FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY
• Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517523787
• ISBN 13: 9780517523780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An informal history of New York from the first settlement to the present day. Completely revised, with a new chapter and many new pictures, the book uses over 100 contemporary prints, drawings, and photographs to tell the story of the spreading settlements, the burgeoning commercial life, the growth of cultural activities from the earliest days to the present.