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Author : Common Council (New York)
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Download or read book Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York written by Common Council (New York) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : New York (N.Y.). Common Council
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Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831 written by New York (N.Y.). Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 816 pages
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Author : New York (N.Y.). Common Council
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Total Pages : 810 pages
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Download or read book Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831 written by New York (N.Y.). Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter M. Kenny
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870998358
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Honoré Lannuier, Cabinet Maker from Paris written by Peter M. Kenny and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1998 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although his brief but productive career as a cabinetmaker in New York lasted a mere sixteen years, the French-born maitre ebeniste Charles-Honore Lannuier (1779-1819) was a leading figure in the development of a distinctive and highly refined style of furniture in the Late Federal period. A contemporary of the renowned master Duncan Phyfe, Lannuier, like him, made fashionable gilded card tables, marble-topped pier tables, bedsteads, and seating furniture for wealthy clients numbering among the mercantile and social elite of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, and Savannah. This volume, which complements the exhibition "Honore Lannuier, Parisian Cabinetmaker in Federal New York" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in spring 1998, represents the most complete study of Lannuier's life and work published to date.
Author : Richard Plunz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231543107
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book A History of Housing in New York City written by Richard Plunz and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its emergence in the mid-nineteenth century as the nation's "metropolis," New York has faced the most challenging housing problems of any American city, but it has also led the nation in innovation and reform. The horrors of the tenement were perfected in New York at the same time that the very rich were building palaces along Fifth Avenue; public housing for the poor originated in New York, as did government subsidies for middle-class housing. A standard in the field since its publication in 1992, A History of Housing in New York City traces New York's housing development from 1850 to the present in text and profuse illustrations. Richard Plunz explores the housing of all classes, with comparative discussion of the development of types ranging from the single-family house to the high-rise apartment tower. His analysis is placed within the context of the broader political and cultural development of New York City. This revised edition extends the scope of the book into the city's recent history, adding three decades to the study, covering the recent housing bubble crisis, the rebound and gentrification of the five boroughs, and the ecological issues facing the next generation of New Yorkers. More than 300 illustrations are integrated throughout the text, depicting housing plans, neighborhood changes, and city architecture over the past 130 years. This new edition also features a foreword by the distinguished urban historian Kenneth T. Jackson.
Author : Peter H. Judd
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781555536268
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)
Download or read book More Lasting Than Brass written by Peter H. Judd and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skillfully joining genealogy with history, this volume chronicles and illuminates in accessible narrative the whole lives of members of a single strand of family through seven generations.
Author : David Montero
Publisher : Legacy Lit
ISBN 13 : 0306827190
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book The Stolen Wealth of Slavery written by David Montero and published by Legacy Lit. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishers Weekly’s “Top 10” Spring 2024 This groundbreaking book tracks the massive wealth amassed from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing how our modern economy was built on the backs of enslaved Black people—and lays out a clear argument for reparations that shows exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed. In this timely, powerful, investigative history, The Stolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy Award-nominated journalist David Montero follows the trail of the massive wealth amassed by Northern corporations throughout America’s history of enslavement. It has long been maintained by many that the North wasn’t complicit in the horrors of slavery. The truth, however, is that large Northern banks—including well-known institutions like Citibank, Bank of New York, and Bank of America—were critical to the financing of slavery; that they saw their fortunes rise dramatically from their involvement in the business of enslavement; and that white business leaders and their surrounding communities created enormous wealth from the enslavement and abuse of Black bodies. The Stolen Wealth of Slavery grapples with facts that will be a revelation to many: Most white Southern enslavers were not rich—many were barely making ends meet—with Northern businesses benefitting the most from bondage-based profits. And some of the very Northerners who would be considered pro-Union during the Civil War were in fact anti-abolition, seeing the institution of slavery as being in their best financial interests, and only supporting the Union once they realized doing so would be good for business. It is a myth that the wealth generated from slavery vanished after the war. Rather, it helped finance the industrialization of the country, and became part of the bedrock of the growth of modern corporations, helping to transform America into a global economic behemoth. In this remarkable book, Montero elegantly and meticulously details rampant Northern investment in slavery. He showcases exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed, calling for corporate reparations as he details contemporary movements to hold companies accountable for past atrocities.
Author : American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
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Total Pages : 1130 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Annual Report written by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham Russell Hodges
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814724612
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850 written by Graham Russell Hodges and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cartmen—unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts—were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation’s possessions, touching the lives of virtually every American. New York City Cartmen, 1667–1850 tells the story of this vital group of laborers. Besides documenting the cartmen’s history, the book also demonstrates the tremendous impact of government intervention into the American economy via the creation of labor laws. The cartmen possessed a hard-nosed political awareness, and because they transported essential goods, they achieved a status in New York City far above their skills or financial worth. Civic support and discrimination helped the cartmen create a community all their own. The cartmen's culture and their relationship with New York's municipal government are the direct ancestors of the city's fabled taxicab drivers. But this book is about the city itself. It is a stirring street-level account of the growth of New York, growth made possible by the efforts of the cartmen and other unskilled laborers. Containing 23 black-and-white illustrations, New York City Cartmen is informative reading for social, urban, and labor historians.
Author : Luther S. Harris
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801873416
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (734 download)
Download or read book Around Washington Square written by Luther S. Harris and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sprawling, comprehensive account of the neighborhood's history from 1797 to the present day... It is a treasure trove for both the historian and the lover of the Village." -- New York Sun
Author : Peter M. Kenny
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588394425
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Duncan Phyfe written by Peter M. Kenny and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Duncan Phyfe (1770-1854), known during his lifetime as the "United States Rage," to this day remains America's best-known cabinetmaker. Establishing his reputation as a purveyor of luxury by designing high-quality furniture for New York's moneyed elite, Phyfe would come to count among his clients some of the nation's wealthiest and most storied families. This richly illustrated volume covers the full chronological sweep of the craftsman's distinguished career, from his earliest furniture-- which bears the influence of his 18th-century British predecessors Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Hope--to his late simplified designs in the Grecian Plain. More than sixty works by Phyfe and his workshop are highlighted, including rarely seen pieces from private collections and several newly discovered documented works. Additionally, essays by leading scholars bring to light new information on Phyfe's life, his workshop production, and his roster of illustrious patrons. What unfolds is the story of Phyfe's remarkable transformation from a young immigrant craftsman to an accomplished master cabinetmaker and an American icon."--Publisher's website.
Author : Stacy Horn
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616208287
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Damnation Island written by Stacy Horn and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A riveting character-driven dive into 19th-century New York and the extraordinary history of Blackwell’s Island.” —Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica On a two-mile stretch of land in New York’s East River, a 19th-century horror story was unfolding . . . Today we call it Roosevelt Island. Then, it was Blackwell’s, site of a lunatic asylum, two prisons, an almshouse, and a number of hospitals. Conceived as the most modern, humane incarceration facility the world ever seen, Blackwell’s Island quickly became, in the words of a visiting Charles Dickens, “a lounging, listless madhouse.” In the first contemporary investigative account of Blackwell’s, Stacy Horn tells this chilling narrative through the gripping voices of the island’s inhabitants, as well as the period’s officials, reformers, and journalists, including the celebrated Nellie Bly. Digging through city records, newspaper articles, and archival reports, Horn brings this forgotten history alive: there was terrible overcrowding; prisoners were enlisted to care for the insane; punishment was harsh and unfair; and treatment was nonexistent. Throughout the book, we return to the extraordinary Reverend William Glenney French as he ministers to Blackwell’s residents, battles the bureaucratic mazes of the Department of Correction and a corrupt City Hall, testifies at salacious trials, and in his diary wonders about man’s inhumanity to man. In Damnation Island, Stacy Horn shows us how far we’ve come in caring for the least fortunate among us—and reminds us how much work still remains.
Author : Craig Steven Wilder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608194027
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Ebony and Ivy written by Craig Steven Wilder and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.
Author : Nancy Goyne Evans
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1584654937
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Windsor-chair Making in America written by Nancy Goyne Evans and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive work on the production of Windsor furniture, from one of America's premier authorities.
Author : I.N. Phelps Stokes
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5871799507
Total Pages : 807 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (717 download)
Download or read book The iconography of Manhattan Island written by I.N. Phelps Stokes and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1915 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909 compiled from original sources and illustrated by photo-intaglio reproductions of important maps, plans, views, and documents in public and private collections
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Total Pages : 712 pages
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