The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History 1438456581, 9781438456584

The Empire State Building: The History of New York City’s Most Iconic Landmark

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the design and construction of the building by newspapers, tourists, and those

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Empire of Water: An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply 9780801468070

Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely obs

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The History of Cuba in 50 Events

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Illustrated History of the Borough of Queens, New York City

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Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York 9781478027546

Matthew Guariglia traces the history the New York City Police Department between the 1840s and 1930s to show how race, i

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New York Amish: Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire State [second edition] 9781501708145

In a book that highlights the existence and diversity of Amish communities in New York State, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner dr

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Methodism: Empire of the Spirit 9780300129854

The emergence of Methodism was arguably the most significant transformation of Protestant Christianity since the Reforma

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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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An Empire of Print: The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic 9780271079929

Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous a

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New York Amish: Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire State 9780801458866

In a book that highlights the existence and diversity of Amish communities in New York State, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner dr

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