The variety and extravagant energy of innovation that characterize New York are captured in the pages of this engaging book. From the very beginning, diversity has been one of the city’s primary characteristics. The first Dutch colonists arrived in 1624, and by 1664, New Amsterdam had a population of 1,500, including Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Spanish, Portuguese, West Indian, Calvinist, Catholic, Lutheran, Puritan and Jewish people. "A kaleidoscope divine," was one of Walt Whitman’s many descriptions for New York and its teeming, motley crowds.
While a gateway for immigrants and the nation’s commercial center since its inception, it was only for a brief period at the nation’s birth that New York served as the country’s political capital. Over time, the city became the artistic center, the intellectual heart, and the sports capital of America. A place of subways, skyscrapers, jazz, theater, and publishing, the growth of New York is a tribute to the country that nourished and never stops being fascinated by it.
While a gateway for immigrants and the nation’s commercial center since its inception, it was only for a brief period at the nation’s birth that New York served as the country’s political capital. Over time, the city became the artistic center, the intellectual heart, and the sports capital of America. A place of subways, skyscrapers, jazz, theater, and publishing, the growth of New York is a tribute to the country that nourished and never stops being fascinated by it.
New York (Great Cities Through The Ages),Paige Weber,Enchanted Lion Books,1592700039,Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places,Children: Grades 2-3,History,History - United States/General,Juvenile Nonfiction,Juvenile literature,New York (N.Y.),People & Places - United States,Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General
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- Opposing Viewpoints in American History: From Reconstruction to the Present (Opposing Viewpoints in American History)
- Out of Many: A History of the American People, Volume I (4th Edition)
- Out of Many, TLC Edition Volume I, Revised Printing (4th Edition)
- Out of Many, TLC Volume II, Revised Printing (4th Edition)
- Outrageous Women of the Renaissance
- Paris (Great Cities Through The Ages)
- Pueblo Indians of the Southwest/Includes Stencils (Ancient and Living Cultures)
- Retracing the Past : Readings in the History of the American People, Volume II (Since 1865) (6th Edition) (Retracing the Past)
- Revolutionary America, 1750-1815: Sources and Interpretation
- Robert Cavelier de La Salle (A Visual biography)
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- Now You See It, Now You Don't! : Lessons in Sleight of Hand (Vintage)
- Singing for the Stars: A Complete Program for Training Your Voice (Book & 2 CD's)
- Standard & Poor's Guide to Saving for Retirement (Standard & Poor’s)
- Law's Violence (The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought)
- Instant Biology : From Single Cells to Human Beings, and Beyond
- Introduction to Plant Population Biology
- Sentido y sensibilidad (Clasicos de la literatura series)
- Red River, Vol. 4
- Pickled: Vegetables, Fruits, Roots, More--Preserving a World of Tastes and Traditions
- Making Journals by Hand: 20 Creative Projects for Keeping Your Thoughts
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- Salton Sea Atlas
- Lonely Planet Australia (9th ed)
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- Biologiedidaktik. Grundlagen und Methoden.
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