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Excerpt from History of the City of New York
The design of the author of this volume has been to trace the progress of the city of New York in such a manner as to illustrate, to the reader of the present day, its gradual development, from a wilderness condition, through the maturing stages of a hamlet, a village and a city. It has been his study to follow, with minute attention, the different paths pursued in extending the habitations of the town, and to note the circumstances which Operated to establish the lines of th( early thoroughfares, and the laying out of the plan of that part of the city originally settled. The names family circumstances, and ''many biographical facts connected with the inhabitants of the town, in verv early times, will be found amply referred to in the body of the work. And also in the Appendix.
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The design of the author of this volume has been to trace the progress of the city of New York in such a manner as to illustrate, to the reader of the present day, its gradual development, from a wilderness condition, through the maturing stages of a hamlet, a village and a city. It has been his study to follow, with minute attention, the different paths pursued in extending the habitations of the town, and to note the circumstances which Operated to establish the lines of th( early thoroughfares, and the laying out of the plan of that part of the city originally settled. The names family circumstances, and ''many biographical facts connected with the inhabitants of the town, in verv early times, will be found amply referred to in the body of the work. And also in the Appendix.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
David T. Valentine
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331302455
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 450
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Author
Mary Louise Booth
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ISBN - 9781332733026
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 445
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