Water under the bridge

De Andrade, Margarette

ISBN 10: 0804814309 / ISBN 13: 9780804814300

Published by Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle Co., 1988

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages; Description: 241 p., [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- History. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. Manners and customs. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 219949

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Water under the bridge
• Publisher: Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle Co.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804814309
• ISBN 13: 9780804814300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

A lively (not "dry") history of Manhattan, New York, the "Empire City" of the "Empire State"! True accounts of "The Notorious Bowery," "The Ill-Famed Five Points," "The Naughty Tenderloin," "Hell's Kitchen," "Greenwich Village," in fact every sector of "The Queen City"! Jouney back to the past with Mrs. Margarette de Andrade and travel on to the present along boulevards, alleyways and paths leading from The Battery and Chinatown to Harlem and Morningside Heights. You'll recognize many of the people - the great and not so great of their times. Former proud landmarks are resurrected phoenix-like to once agian line historic avenues. Yes, the way is nostalgic! And, yes, the trip is one you won't forget!