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N E W Y O R K B O O K S T O R E L O B B Y Welcome to the New York State Bookstore. We're glad you stopped by and we hope that you find exactly what you're looking for. Shopping categories include books about New York people, books about New York History, New York Cookbooks, Hiking and enjoying the New York outdoors, New York reference books, and calendars, magazines and newspapers, DVD and videos, and posters under MORE. In The New York State Bookstore you will find information about New York for readers of all ages. Age ranges for books for young readers are highlighted in red. Have fun. |
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York: An Illustrated History by Ric Burns, James Sanders, Lisa AdesEditorial Review Amazon.com: There are a million stories in the wicked city, and New York: An Illustrated History contains hundreds of them. From its 17th-century beginnings as a small Dutch colony on the far edge of an empire to its late-20th-century status as one of the world's greatest cities, New York has been home to millions of fascinating people. Take, for example, Edward Hyde, royal governor of New York from 1702 to 1708. Hyde, cousin of Queen Anne, was heartily disliked by the colonists--in part because he was reputed to dress in women's clothing ("I represent a woman, and ought in all respects to resemble her as faithfully as I can," Hyde was reported to have said). Or Al Smith, son of immigrants, a day laborer, who worked his way up the political ladder and eventually became Governor of New York. Or Rosie Safran, a seamstress who survived the horrible fire that claimed 146 of her coworkers at the Triangle shirtwaist factory....New Yorkers or not, readers will enjoy stories of how the city grew and changed over time--such as in 1699, when the old Dutch city wall was torn down and a later-to-be-famous street laid out in its place; or in a 10-day period in 1930, when 14 new floors of the Empire State Building were erected. Along the way, the authors debunk a few myths: the Dutch didn't really pay only $24 for Manhattan, and no immigrant's name was known to have been changed by the Ellis Island inspectors--though the ships' manifests they were consulting may have been incorrect.... Lavish, thorough, and pleasantly warm, New York: An Illustrated History reminds us that, yes, it's a wonderful town. --Sunny Delaney |
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