Governors Island explorer's guide : adventure & history in New York Harbor /

Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles of car-f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fitzpatrick, Kevin C., 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2016]
Temas:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.) > Guidebooks.
New York (State) > Governors Island (New York County)
Guidebooks
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles of car-free biking, the Civil War enthusiast that wants to visit Castle Williams and see where 1,000 Confederate soldiers were imprisoned, or families on a picnic. The author explores the history of the island, its place in New York and American government, and its long and distinguished military past. More.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781493019670
1493019678

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