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Gotham : A History of New York City to 1898
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Gotham : A History of New York City to 1898 Paperback - 2000

by Burrows, Edwin G., Wallace, Mike

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In this epic, Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Burrows and Wallace have produced a monumental history of New York City--ranging from the Indian tribes that settled the island of Manna-hatta to the consolidation of the five boroughs into New York in 1898. 150 halftones. 15 maps.

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  • Title Gotham : A History of New York City to 1898
  • Author Burrows, Edwin G., Wallace, Mike
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition The History of N
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 1408
  • Volumes 2
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York
  • Date 2000-10-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4907332-6
  • ISBN 9780195140491 / 0195140494
  • Weight 4.7 lbs (2.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 7 x 1.8 in (25.15 x 17.78 x 4.57 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.) - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.71

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  • New York Times, 10/22/2000, Page 36

About the author

Edwin G. Burrows is Professor of History at Brooklyn College.

Mike Wallace is Professor of History at John Jay College, City University of New York. Together they have collaborated for twenty years to produce this book, the first volume in the definitive history of New York City.

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