Waterfront Manhattan : From Henry Hudson to the High Line /

"For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world&#...

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Main Author: Schlichting, Kurt C. (auteur.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : John Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Conditions economiques > New York (N.Y.) > District de Manhattan > 1800-....
Conditions economiques > New York (N.Y.) > District de Manhattan > 1500-1800.
Ports > New York (États-Unis ; État) > New York (N.Y.) > 1800-....
Ports > New York (États-Unis ; État) > New York (N.Y.) > 1500-1800.
Harbors.
Economic history.
Ports > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Harbors > New York (State) > New York > History.
United States > New York Harbor.
New York (State) > New York > Manhattan.
New York (State) > New York.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Conditions économiques.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Economic conditions.
New York, Port de (N.Y. et N.J.) > Histoire.
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Growth, Decline, and Rebirth
  • Water-Lots and the Extension of the Manhattan Shoreline
  • The Ascendency of the Port of New York
  • New York's Waterway Empires
  • The Social Construction of the Waterfront
  • The Port Prospers, the Railroads Arrive, and Congestion Ensues
  • The Public and Control of the Waterfront
  • Crime, Corruption, and the Death of the Manhattan Waterfront
  • Rebirth of the Waterfront.

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