The Epic of New York CityCoward-McCann, 1966 - 640 էջ In narrative form, this book attempts to trace the evolution of New York City and reveal its organic relationship to the rest of the United States and all the world. Spans the 400 years of its development from the wooded, hilly island that Giovanni da Verrazano called "a pleasant place" in 1524, to the vast, vital metropolis of today. |
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Edward Robb Ellis. SIGILLUM CIN NOVI - EBORAC Chapter 2 FIRST SETTLERS ARRIVE THEY came in a great ship . There were 110 men , women , and chil- dren , representing thirty families , and they arrived in the New Netherland , a vessel of ...
Edward Robb Ellis. SIGILLUM CIN NOVI - EBORAC Chapter 2 FIRST SETTLERS ARRIVE THEY came in a great ship . There were 110 men , women , and chil- dren , representing thirty families , and they arrived in the New Netherland , a vessel of ...
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... arrived from Holland , settled on the property , became lords of the manor , and wrangled with their hired help . Another patroon , also a director of the Dutch West India Com- pany , was Michael Paauw . He was given Staten Island and ...
... arrived from Holland , settled on the property , became lords of the manor , and wrangled with their hired help . Another patroon , also a director of the Dutch West India Com- pany , was Michael Paauw . He was given Staten Island and ...
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... arriving Irishmen , so did Italians fall into the hands of their own greedy peo- ple . A stereotype of the day was the padrone , an Italian straw boss who took charge of fellow immigrants when they arrived , found them jobs and ...
... arriving Irishmen , so did Italians fall into the hands of their own greedy peo- ple . A stereotype of the day was the padrone , an Italian straw boss who took charge of fellow immigrants when they arrived , found them jobs and ...
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Manhattan Is Discovered | 11 |
First Settlers Arrive | 23 |
Peter Stuyvesant Takes Command | 41 |
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