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15%OFFPatrick Bunyan - All Around the Town - 9780823231744 - V9780823231744
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All Around the Town

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Description for All Around the Town Paperback. All Around the Town brings the city's history to life, street by street, building by building, in all its diversity. What other book leads us to the birthplace of the "Twist," or where Patty Hearst hid out, or the site of the country's first traffic fatality? Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 154 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.

Where in Manhattan did Washington sleep? Where was Teddy Roosevelt born? Where did James Monroe die? Where is the birthplace of the “Twist”? Where was Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff's multi-million dollar penthouse? Where is the site of the country’s first traffic fatality? These tidbits are among the more than 2,000 fascinating entries comprising All Around the Town: Amazing Manhattan Facts and Curiosities, the definitive guide to historic New York.
All Around the Town brings the city’s history to life, street by street, building by building, in all its diversity. The entries, organized in an easy-to-use format by street address, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Empire State Editions
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823231744
SKU
V9780823231744
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Patrick Bunyan
Patrick Bunyan, a photo librarian, has researched New York City's renowned photography collections for the book's 150-plus rare and unique illustrations.

Reviews for All Around the Town
"Travelers can be kept plenty busy investigating Manhattan's rich and fascinating history, and this information-packed guide will authoritatively steer all interested visitors to all kinds of historic sites whether they are places where significant people were born or died or where seminal political and cultural events occurred. All of the sites listed are significant to the Big Apple's development." -Booklist ... Read more

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