Water under the bridge - Hardcover

De Andrade, Margarette

 
9780804814300: Water under the bridge

Synopsis

A lively (not "dry") history of Manhattan, New York, the "Empire City" of the "Empire State"! True accounts of "The Notorious Bowery," "The Ill-Famed Five Points," "The Naughty Tenderloin," "Hell's Kitchen," "Greenwich Village," in fact every sector of "The Queen City"! Jouney back to the past with Mrs. Margarette de Andrade and travel on to the present along boulevards, alleyways and paths leading from The Battery and Chinatown to Harlem and Morningside Heights. You'll recognize many of the people - the great and not so great of their times. Former proud landmarks are resurrected phoenix-like to once agian line historic avenues. Yes, the way is nostalgic! And, yes, the trip is one you won't forget!

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