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The Encyclopedia of New York City | 
 enlarge | Creator: Kenneth T. Jackson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $70.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 100524
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.4
ISBN: 0300055366
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.71003
EAN: 9780300055368
ASIN: 0300055366
Publication Date: September 26, 1995
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Condition: n, over sized hard cover with dust jacket, library discard
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McSorley's Old Ale House? Park Slope? Madame Restell? Pfaff's Cellar? CBGB? Look 'em up... Just about anyplace or anyone notable in New York is contained in this huge book, which is roughly the size of the Manhattan white pages. The Encyclopedia of New York City is a fitting tribute to the city it both documents and celebrates: it's a sprawling and endlessly interesting read. This unique project was supervised by the New York Historical Society, and boasts more than 4300 alphabetical entries (with hundreds of illustrations) spanning 1300 pages--a feast of facts. You're not sure when New York's first subway opened? Don't know the capacity of Ebbett's Field? Can't place "Dead Man's Curve?" Puh-leeeze... just look it up!
Book Description
This authoritative and entertaining one-volume encyclopedia includes: -thousands of entries, from abolitionism to Zabar`s; -hundreds of illustrations, maps, and tables; -full coverage of all five boroughs of the city, from prehistory to the present day. .
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Great book February 8, 2008
I purchased this book as a gift for a friend who is a New Yorker and loves to know everything about the city he loves. He was thrilled with the book, as he'd been reading it already whenever he visited his brother, and said he can never put it down once he picks it up. Covers everything there is to know about NYC. I can't speak for myself, having not read it personally, but the hard core New Yorkers at the table when I gave it as a gift all swore by it!
Great reading! November 15, 2007
Wonderful book. Full of tidbits of information about NY. Some I knew already and some were eye-openers! I recommend it to anyone with a thirst for knowledge.
Very entertaining book. January 18, 2007
This is a very entertaining book. Good for a coffee table type book.
Massive NYC Info..Accessible andUnique! December 6, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Looking for very old maps of the Big City, the Mayoral and Presidential elections, Capsules of about every neighborhood in all 5 boroughs, histories of Broadway, Wall Street, MidTown, Columbia and NYU, the New School, and every other educational institution. Music from Classical to Jazz to Pop to Rock (but there is no listing for Sinatra! I think there should be.)How about the incredible skyscapers, docks, restaurants, clubs. And all this goes back to 1624, when the Dutch first settled. And sections on about every leading NYC personality ever. (though for some reason Mantle and Dimaggio are not listed separately, amoung many other famous NYC sports stars ). Even though the book is 10 years old, it is about as timeless as you can get, even with my very few small quibles mentioned!
Fantastic! October 24, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If there was anything you ever wanted to know about NYC but couldn't find the answer, this book will have it. What an amazing treasure trove of history, information and trivia. This book should be in every library in America.
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