The New Kings of New York: Renegades, Moguls, Gamblers and the Remaking of the World’s Most Famous Skyline 1737943409, 9781737943402

New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of the New York Times 9780814769355

The City Section of The New York Times shows us "real New Yorkers". “There are eight million stories in the

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More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times 9780814769027

What do Francine Prose, Suketu Mehta, and Edwidge Danticat have in common? Each suffers from an incurable love affair wi

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The Battle of Baltimore and Battle of New Orleans: The History of the War of 1812’s Most Famous Battles

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of accounts of the battles written by soldiers *Includes online resources and a bi

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Remaking New York: Primitive Globalization and the Politics of Urban Community [1 ed.] 9780816694839, 9780816641567

Inequality increases, instability grows, communities fragment: this is the fate of a city in the wake of globalization—b

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Gangsters of Harlem: The Gritty Underworld of New York's Most Famous Neighborhood 9781569804032

For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem.

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New Amsterdam and British New York: The History of New York City as a Colonial Possession before the Revolutionary War

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of colonial New York *Includes a bibliography for further reading “O

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The Five Points: The History of New York City’s Most Notorious Neighborhood

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts describing the neighborhood, the gangs, and the Dead Rabbits Riot *Includes a bibl

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The Italians of New York 0985569808, 9780985569808

An overview of generations of Italians in the Big Apple, weaving together numerous stories from different epochs and dif

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The Encyclopedia of New York 9781501166969

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The New York Times

Articles in this issue: Football Is Dying in Ohio. A Coach in This County Made It Thrive. How to Tip at the Holidays,

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