City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York, Paperback - Tyler Anbinder

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Reducere. DescriptionFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New Y...

Reducere. "There are eight million stories in the Naked City." This famous line from the 1948 film The Naked City has become an emblem of New York City itsel...

This is a historical study of acculturation in New York City. It documents the Americanisation of foreign enclaves within the city, showing the eff...

A New York Times Bestseller, and a ground-breaking history of the class system in America, which challenges popular myths about equality in the lan...

Reducere. In the wee hours of May 15, 1902, three thousand Jewish women quietly took up positions on the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Convinced by...

Reducere. This attractive little volume, the first in an annual series, offers a day-by-day guide to the coming year in New York City: cultural events, sport...

In 1798, Irish patriots, committed to freeing their country from England, landed with a company of French troops in County Mayo, in westernmost Ire...

Experience a seldom-seen New York City with journalists and NYC natives Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller as they show you the 42 islands in this city...

Evan Friss traces the colorful and fraught history of bicycles-and bicyclists-in New York City. He uncovers the bicycle's place in the city over ti...

Reducere. All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. From Jacob Riis to Abraham Lincoln, Davy...

Reducere. Pack your bags and come along on this enticing journey with Tyler as he visits New York City, the city that never sleeps. Surrounded by tall buildi...

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From its origins as a primitive Dutch outpost to the sprawling urban complex it is today, the defining characteristic of New York has been constant...

How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the...

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Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Henry Hudson's expedition around Manhattan and relations with the Lenape natives *Includes accounts of tra...

Reducere. DescriptionFor over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City. In Making Mountai...

Examines trends and patterns relating to religion in the lives of immigrants. This book moves beyond specific studies of particular faiths in parti...

Reducere. In the 19th century, New York saw the development of a sex industry at the heart of a consumer world of entertainment, goods, newspapers and advert...

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Reducere. Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely observed history of the nation...

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DescriptionLonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Best of New York City is your passport to the most relevan...

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Determined presents a concise overview of Black history in Virginia from the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619 through the...

Reducere. One hundred fifty haiku on New York City in just three lines each. New York City Haiku collects 150 of the best haiku inspired by the Big Apple. Th...

Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in south Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this...

In English for the first time, a wild and darkly funny book that combines Surrealist painter Leonora Carringon's fantastical writing and illustrati...

DescriptionA vivid coming-of-age tale set in a big Nigerian city about a young man trying to make his way as a journalist and band leader in the bi...

Reducere. Robert W. Snyder's Crossing Broadway tells how disparate groups overcame their mutual suspicions to rehabilitate housing, build new schools, restor...

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Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Tanya HartNumber of pages: 336Collection: Culture, Labor, HistoryPublication date: 2015Dimensions: 1...

Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): New York Chamber of CommerceIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 12Publication date: 2009Dimension...

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"I trace my ancestry back to the Mayflower, " writes Andrew S. Dolkart. "Not to the legendary ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachus...

Reducere. The gripping history of Afro-Latino migrants who conspired to overthrow a colonial monarchy, end slavery, and secure full citizenship in their home...

Reducere. In this lively and deeply affecting memoir, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York as only a stunned newcomer can: in overheard conver...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tyler StovallA history of black Americans who settled in Paris, France, from 1900 to the present.

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Reducere. Bullets in The Fire - The Saga of New York RedA sexually liberated young woman, Erma Louise Hill, comes of age during the depression under difficul...