Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhattan's Landmark Neighborhoods

Description

The history of New York is written in its streets; uncover it with Chronicles of Old New York. Discover 400 years of innovation through the true stories of the visionaries, risk-takers, dreamers, and schemers who built Manhattan. Then see it for yourself with nine historical walking tours, illustrated with detailed maps and full-color photographs. Witness life when Greenwich Village was a bucolic suburb and disease was a fact of daily life. Explore the city’s dark side, from the slums of Five Points to Harlem’s Prohibition-era speakeasies, and find out which park covers a sea of unmarked graves.

260 pages, 118 full-color illustrations. Includes 9 walking tours. 5 1/4'' x 8''. Paper.

• 260 pages
• 118 full-color illustrations
• Includes 9 walking tours
• 5 1/4'' x 8''
• Paper