{"product_id":"a-short-and-remarkable-history-of-new-york-city-paperback","title":"A Short and Remarkable History of New York City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Mushabac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngela Wigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMuseum of the City of New York\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130350866567,"sku":"9780823219858","price":58.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5c5aa276ad2f1df68c4a89aa0f29ed1c.webp?v=1732610140","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-short-and-remarkable-history-of-new-york-city-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}