{"product_id":"a-short-and-remarkable-history-of-new-york-city-9780823219858","title":"A Short and Remarkable History of New York City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW in its fifth Printing which includes the events of September 11, 2001. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the American Association of University Presses as one of \"The Best of the Best from the University Presses.\" (2000)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew Yorkers love to watch the building of a new skyscraper-particularly the digging of a foundation-through small holes cut into a wooden construction fence. It's one of the great lunch-hour pastimes. Over the years the ubiquitous observer has watched the City grown and change-sometimes with disapproval, sometimes with elation, always with a fond curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis short book, with its events and anecdotes, is a peephole for spying on the history of the City from its foundations up to the present. New York was always destined to be a place of migrants and immigrants. People have come to this mercantile center to work, to build, to learn, to play, and to settle down in a neighborhood. Its people give the City the energy that makes living here a heightened experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short and Remarkable History of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeline of five hundred years of New York City history. It can be read as a story, used for reference, or browsed through for fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Mushabac, Angela Wigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 8.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823219858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 109 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Mushabac\u003c\/strong\u003e has written a book on Herman Melville. Her work has appeared in the Village Voice and other periodicals, and she has been a Harvard University fellow. She is a professor at New York City College of Technology, CUNY. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngela Wigan\u003c\/strong\u003e has written book reviews for Time magazine and other publications. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Oral History Program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40847913386099,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":55.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1d6ca474-1407-490e-9055-9e1788e0d10d.jpg?v=1686239198","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-short-and-remarkable-history-of-new-york-city-9780823219858","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}