Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City [Original ed.] 1335449361, 9781335449368

A History of Housing in New York City 9780231543101

Since its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century as the nation's "metropolis," New York has faced the mo

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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 9780195116342

Amazon.com Review Like the city it celebrates, Gotham is massive and endlessly fascinating. This narrative of well over

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Concrete Jungle: New York City and Our Last Best Hope for a Sustainable Future 9780520958302

If they are to survive, cities need healthy chunks of the world’s ecosystems to persist; yet cities, like parasites, gro

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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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History of the City of New York, Volume 2 9783849649623

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Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City 0231189494, 9780231189491

Fresh Kills―a monumental 2,200-acre site on Staten Island―was once the world’s largest landfill. From 1948 to 2001, it w

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A History Lover's Guide to New York City 9781467119030

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Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City 9780231548359

Fresh Kills—a monumental 2,200-acre structure on Staten Island—was once the world’s largest landfill. Martin V. Melosi p

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Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin 9780300240702

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relat

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Illustrated History of the Borough of Queens, New York City

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