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The Great New York Fire of 1776

Author : Benjamin L. Carp
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300268475
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Great New York Fire of 1776 written by Benjamin L. Carp and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who set the mysterious fire that burned down much of New York City shortly after the British took the city during the Revolutionary War? New York City, the strategic center of the Revolutionary War, was the most important place in North America in 1776. That summer, an unruly rebel army under George Washington repeatedly threatened to burn the city rather than let the British take it. Shortly after the Crown’s forces took New York City, much of it mysteriously burned to the ground. This is the first book to fully explore the Great Fire of 1776 and why its origins remained a mystery even after the British investigated it in 1776 and 1783. Uncovering stories of espionage, terror, and radicalism, Benjamin L. Carp paints a vivid picture of the chaos, passions, and unresolved tragedies that define a historical moment we usually associate with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.&rdquo

New York Firefighting & the American Revolution: Saving Colonial Gotham from Incineration

Author : Bruce Twickler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467150851
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book New York Firefighting & the American Revolution: Saving Colonial Gotham from Incineration written by Bruce Twickler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolutionary-era Manhattan was a chaotic scene of Loyalists, British occupation troops, Patriot spies and thousands of people seeking to live ordinary lives during extraordinary times. In the 1730s, the colonial legislature of New York officially created a fire department, establishing the origins of today's FDNY. As Washington withdrew from the city and the British rushed in, firefighters were forced to choose between joining the cause for independence or helping to protect British interests. Just days later, a fire broke out on September 21, 1776. By daybreak, it had consumed five hundred buildings and was the most destructive fire in colonial North America. While the British claimed it was set by American revolutionary vandals, controversy surrounding the fire remains today. Author Bruce Twickler uncovers the history of New York firefighting as a new nation was forged.

History of the City of New York: The century of national independence, closing in 1880

Author : Martha Joanna Lamb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York: The century of national independence, closing in 1880 written by Martha Joanna Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for the Years ...

Author : New York (N.Y.). Common Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for the Years ... written by New York (N.Y.). Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Manual of the corporation of the city of new york

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Manual of the corporation of the city of new york written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York

Author : New York (N.Y.). Common Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York written by New York (N.Y.). Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the City of New York

Author : Martha Joanna Lamb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York written by Martha Joanna Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bibliographies of Special Subjects

Author : Boston Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Bibliographies of Special Subjects written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Index of articles upon American local history...

Author : Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Index of articles upon American local history... written by Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Index of Articles Upon American Local History in Historical Collections in the Boston Public Library

Author : Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Index of Articles Upon American Local History in Historical Collections in the Boston Public Library by : Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin

Download or read book Index of Articles Upon American Local History in Historical Collections in the Boston Public Library written by Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Harper's Young People

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harper's Young People written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II

Author : Glenn P. Corbett
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593701357
Total Pages : 1202 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II written by Glenn P. Corbett and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corbett, technical editor of "Fire Engineering" magazine, has assembled more than 40 accomplished fire service professionals to compile one of the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date basics book for Firefighter I and II classes.

A Study of Public Works Investment in the United States

Author : Consad Research Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book A Study of Public Works Investment in the United States written by Consad Research Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Encyclopedia of New York City

Author : Kenneth T. Jackson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300114656
Total Pages : 1582 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of New York City written by Kenneth T. Jackson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 1582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. But much has changed since the volume first appeared in 1995: the World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman has become an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration—Chelsea Piers, the High Line, DUMBO, Williamsburg, the South Bronx, the Lower East Side—has become commonplace. To reflect such innovation and change, this definitive, one-volume resource on the city has been completely revised and expanded. The revised edition includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries—spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more—have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. The more than 5,000 alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations of the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City convey the richness and diversity of its subject in great breadth and detail, and will continue to serve as an indispensable tool for everyone who has even a passing interest in the American metropolis.

Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms

Author : Thomas Edie Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms written by Thomas Edie Hill and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

You Never Forget Your First

Author : Alexis Coe
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224129
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book You Never Forget Your First written by Alexis Coe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book….Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor… [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.” —Boston Globe Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every page.

The Revolutionary War

Author : Charles P. Neimeyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313027331
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Revolutionary War written by Charles P. Neimeyer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly everyone in the U.S. has studied the Revolutionary War. Too often, however, historians of the Revolution focus on the activity of the army without noticing what was taking place inside the army. Making liberal use of diaries and correspondence by the soldiers and their families, Charles P. Neimeyer tells the stories of the men and women who fought for the young country's independence. Sometimes starting off as rag-tag groups of men shooting off their muskets at geese just for the thrill of the sound, the soldiers became more disciplined and focused. The army recruited a significant number of African American soldiers, who fought side by side with whites. Women also fought and served in the army, either masquerading as male soldiers or providing support for army operations in camp and on the march. Suffering through times of numbing cold and starvation where men boiled their shoes for food, the sheer perseverance of the soldiers in the ranks ultimately won the war for independence. Presenting stories from letters and diaries of the men and women of the time, this volume reveals the stories of fear, exhaustion, hard work, grief, and exhilaration of the people in the camps and on the march. Highlights include: ; Recruitment, which included just about any healthy man willing to serve, including immigrants and enemy POWs ; General Washington's attempts to create a model, respectable army ; Attempts at medical treatment, and the ravages of smallpox, which left men dying at makeshift hospitals ; African American soldiers in the War ; Women's contributions to war efforts, whether in disguise as soldiers, or in filling in for husbands killed in battle ; Daily life in the camp: the monotony, the lack of food and supplies, drinking, sleeping in huts and out in the open, games, letter writing and religious observations ; The failure to fairly pay the soldiers as they mustered out of service The book also includes a timeline that puts dates and events in better perspective; a comprehensive, topically arranged bibliography; and a thorough index.