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Book Prominent Families of New York

Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Last Kings

    Book Details:
  • Author : C. N. Phillips
  • Publisher : Urban Books
  • Release : 2016-08-30
  • ISBN : 1622868641
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book The Last Kings written by C. N. Phillips and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A city full of lies, deceit, and cold-blooded murder, Detroit plays widow to drug cartel after drug cartel, and The Last Kings are the latest to take over the throne. It seems that nothing can crumble their empire, but when an unexpected series of events take place and blood is shed, everything spirals out of control. Can Sadie and Mocha survive the game as the head women in charge, or will disloyalty and treachery threaten to end them for good? Ride with C.N. Philips as she tells the greatest story street fiction has ever seen.

Book New York City for Families

Download or read book New York City for Families written by Larry Lain and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York City for Families includes everything a family needs to know to become temporary New Yorkers. This guide can help readers find affordable travel, accommodations for less, delicious and inexpensive meals, and reveal how to get around the Big Apple with ease. Illustrations.

Book Inheritance and Family Life in Colonial New York City

Download or read book Inheritance and Family Life in Colonial New York City written by David E. Narrett and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book breaks new ground by offering the first detailed and systematic analysis of inheritance practices in New York City from the beginning of Dutch settlement in the 1620s to the onset of the American Revolution. By analyzing a broad range of original sources--including more than 2,300 wills--David E. Narrett shows how the transmission of property at death reflected the distribution of power and authority within the family. The author makes an especially important contribution to early New York history by explaining the Dutch origins of social and family customs, and by tracing the persistence of Dutch ways following the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664. He demonstrates that seventeenth-century Dutch law was particularly favorable to women since it sanctioned community property within marriage, the drafting of mutual wills by spouses, and the equal (or nearly equal) division of property among all children. While the book maintains its comparative focus on the Dutch and English traditions, it also includes material on other ethnic groups (for example, French Huguenots and Jews) living in a pluralistic society. Narrett utilizes both Dutch and English language sources to examine such pertinent topics as the relationship between law and social custom, primogeniture, kinship and communal ties, charitable bequests, the manumission of slaves, and the literacy level of testators.Written in a clear and precise manner, the book includes many tables that will give readers immediate access to supporting data, and a conclusion establishes the relationship of Narrett's findings to relevant scholarship. A valuable addition to the literature on inheritance, this is a book whose conclusions and data will be mined by colonialists, legal historians, and historians of women and the family.

Book DK Eyewitness Family Guide New York City

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Family Guide New York City written by DK Eyewitness and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the whole family can enjoy a visit to the Big Apple, from the top of the Empire State Building to a hot dog cart in Central Park, from exciting museums and shops to any number of historic carousels. The best things to do in New York City are all approached from a family-friendly angle. The book is organized around "hubs"--major sights around which to plan your day--and provides kid-friendly restaurants, age-range suitability information, ideas for letting off steam, and detailed maps showing the nearest parks, playgrounds, and public bathrooms. Plus there are activities for rainy days, and Kids' Corners in every chapter featuring cartoons, quizzes, and games to keep young travelers happy all day long.

Book From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs  Basil E  Frankweiler

Download or read book From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in a deluxe keepsake edition! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal­–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.

Book The Everything Family Guide to New York City

Download or read book The Everything Family Guide to New York City written by Jesse Leaf and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five boroughs, two major league baseball teams, 12,000 yellow taxis, and more must-see attractions than you can count-New York City has it all. And The Everything Family Guide to New York City, 3rd Edition has all you need to enjoy your visit! This one-stop resource is packed full of insider tips and maps, including: Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and other landmarks, Greenwich Village, Soho, Chinatown and additional unique neighborhoods, Central Park, Times Square, and Broadway, Coney Island, the Bronx Zoo, sports stadiums, sunny beaches, world-class museums-and more! You'll also find completely updated details on the best hotels, restaurants, attractions, and shopping, plus quick and easy tips for handling subways, taxis, and the city streets themselves. This comprehensive reference is the one book you and your family needs in the city that never sleeps!

Book Five Families

    Book Details:
  • Author : Selwyn Raab
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2014-05-13
  • ISBN : 1429907983
  • Pages : 810 pages

Download or read book Five Families written by Selwyn Raab and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller chronicling the history of NYC’s infamous five mafia families is now the basis for the upcoming The HISTORY® Channel documentary series American Godfathers: The Five Families. Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an underworld empire. Today, the Mafia is an endangered species, battered and beleaguered by aggressive investigators, incompetent leadership, betrayals and generational changes that produced violent and unreliable leaders and recruits. A twenty year assault against the five families in particular blossomed into the most successful law enforcement campaign of the last century. Selwyn Raab's Five Families is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. The book also brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime.

Book Brooklyn

    Book Details:
  • Author : C. N. Phillips
  • Publisher : Urban Books
  • Release : 2021-03-30
  • ISBN : 1645561194
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book Brooklyn written by C. N. Phillips and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Groomed to take over a powerful family organization, a young man harboring a secret wish to be a professional chef replaces his dream with a growing obsession to exact justice on the person responsible for his father's murder."--

Book Fandex Family Field Guides  New York City

Download or read book Fandex Family Field Guides New York City written by Carolyn Vaughan and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FANDEX celebrates the exuberant city of New York, from Battery Park to Rockefeller Center to Yankee Stadium, the house that Ruth built. Meander through Greenwich Village's tangle of streets, some of which follow Algonquin Indian paths. Visit the Statue of Liberty, whose nose is as big as the average nine-year-old. Have a nosh at the coffeeshop featured in Seinfeld. Covering monuments, buildings, museums, zoos, parks, neighborhoods, plus subways, cabs, delis and more, NEW YORK FANDEX brings alive the Big Apple and all its must see destinations. 50 INDIDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDS FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Book Family Guide New York City

Download or read book Family Guide New York City written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 1067 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family-focused guidebook to New York City for traveling with children ages 4 to 12. DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide New York City gives parents with children ages four to twelve the specific, family-friendly information they need to plan a vacation to a city with an abundance of history, outstanding museums, unrivalled theater, and beautiful parks. Go treasure hunting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ice-skating in Central Park, and explore can't-miss sights such as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. What's in the book: Each major sight is treated as a "hub" destination, around which to plan a day, plus, DK's custom illustrations and reconstructions of city sights give real cultural insight. "Let off steam" suggestions and eating options around each attraction enable the entire family to recharge their batteries. Maps outline the nearest parks, playgrounds, and public restrooms. "Take shelter" sections suggest indoor activities for rainy days. Dedicated "Kids' Corner" features include cartoons, quizzes, puzzles, games, and riddles to inform and entertain young travelers. Listings provide family-friendly hotels and dining options. Written by travel experts and parents who understand the need to keep children entertained while enjoying family time together, DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide New York City offers child-friendly sleeping and eating options, detailed maps of main sightseeing areas, travel information, budget guidance, age-range suitability, and activities for New York City.

Book Donadio Family History Of New York

Download or read book Donadio Family History Of New York written by Barry Richard Donadio and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paperback Version Family history information regarding the Donadio family from Italy that settled in New York City in the late 1800's. This is an investigative report of the family history of the Donadio family from Potenza, Italy. They immigrated to New York City. Ultimately this family interlocked into the Terasino, Cogliano, Laravuso, Sarlo, McMahon and Papsadaro families. All of these are linked through blood or marriage. Information was compiled through multiple sources that includes word of mouth from credible informants, census documents, birth certificates, death certificates, cross reference historical documents, photos, and other means. In the cases that we do not know information, a hypothesis was made. Use this information and clues to assist you in completing your family history. www.barrydonadio.com #barrydonadio #donadio #celebrity #famous #author #celebrityauthor #family #history #book #published #newyork #ny #nyc #brooklyn #greenpoint #skillmanave #shotguns #prospero #prosperodonadio #inventor #patent

Book Families of Western New York

Download or read book Families of Western New York written by William Richard Cutter and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stronghold of Scotch-Irish settlement, Augusta County commands great interest among genealogists because thousands of 18th- and 19th-century families passed through it en route to the West. J. Lewis Peyton's History of Augusta County, Virginia is the standard work on the county. It is essentially a narrative account of Augusta from its aboriginal beginnings and Spotswood's discovery of the Valley of Virginia through the Civil War. Genealogists will value the book, in part, as a companion volume to such Augusta County source record collections as Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. Of greater importance to genealogists, however, are the genealogical and biographical sketches of a number pioneering Augusta County families found in the Appendix to the volume.

Book Affordable Housing in New York

Download or read book Affordable Housing in New York written by Nicholas Dagen Bloom and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated history of below-market housing in New York, from the 1920s to today A colorful portrait of the people, places, and policies that have helped make New York City livable, Affordable Housing in New York is a comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated history of the city's public and middle-income housing from the 1920s to today. Plans, models, archival photos, and newly commissioned portraits of buildings and tenants by sociologist and photographer David Schalliol put the efforts of the past century into context, and the book also looks ahead to future prospects for below-market subsidized housing. A dynamic account of an evolving city, Affordable Housing in New York is essential reading for understanding and advancing debates about how to enable future generations to call New York home.

Book Invisible Child

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrea Elliott
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2021-10-05
  • ISBN : 0812986946
  • Pages : 625 pages

Download or read book Invisible Child written by Andrea Elliott and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “vivid and devastating” (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl—from acclaimed journalist Andrea Elliott “From its first indelible pages to its rich and startling conclusion, Invisible Child had me, by turns, stricken, inspired, outraged, illuminated, in tears, and hungering for reimmersion in its Dickensian depths.”—Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Atlantic, The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Library Journal In Invisible Child, Pulitzer Prize winner Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani’s childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis has exploded, deepening the chasm between rich and poor. She must guide her siblings through a world riddled by hunger, violence, racism, drug addiction, and the threat of foster care. Out on the street, Dasani becomes a fierce fighter “to protect those who I love.” When she finally escapes city life to enroll in a boarding school, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning your family, and yourself? A work of luminous and riveting prose, Elliott’s Invisible Child reads like a page-turning novel. It is an astonishing story about the power of resilience, the importance of family and the cost of inequality—told through the crucible of one remarkable girl. Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize • Finalist for the Bernstein Award and the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award • Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

Book Family Guide New York City

Download or read book Family Guide New York City written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family-focused guidebook to New York City for traveling with children ages 4 to 12. DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide New York City gives parents with children ages four to twelve the specific, family-friendly information they need to plan a vacation to a city with an abundance of history, outstanding museums, unrivalled theater, and beautiful parks. Go treasure hunting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ice-skating in Central Park, and explore can't-miss sights such as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. What's in the book: Each major sight is treated as a "hub" destination, around which to plan a day, plus, DK's custom illustrations and reconstructions of city sights give real cultural insight. "Let off steam" suggestions and eating options around each attraction enable the entire family to recharge their batteries. Maps outline the nearest parks, playgrounds, and public restrooms. "Take shelter" sections suggest indoor activities for rainy days. Dedicated "Kids' Corner" features include cartoons, quizzes, puzzles, games, and riddles to inform and entertain young travelers. Listings provide family-friendly hotels and dining options. Written by travel experts and parents who understand the need to keep children entertained while enjoying family time together, DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide New York City offers child-friendly sleeping and eating options, detailed maps of main sightseeing areas, travel information, budget guidance, age-range suitability, and activities for New York City.

Book Eyewitness Travel Family Guide New York City

Download or read book Eyewitness Travel Family Guide New York City written by Dorling Kindersley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Guide New York City offers you the best things to see and do on a family vacation in the Big Apple, from visiting magnificent sights such as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty to exploring the treasures housed in the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art, and brings those places alive for children with fun facts, quizzes, and cartoons. The major sights are treated as "hub" destinations and are followed by places of interest near the "hub," ideal for planning your day ahead. These spreads offer a pragmatic as well as enjoyable itinerary, giving children a real insight into the destination, but balanced with opportunities to let off steam at a nearby park or playground. All the practical information you need appears alongside the sight, including transportation information, budget tips, age range suitability, and where to eat. Each spread is bursting with insider knowledge and loaded with ideas for activities that will engage children, from "Medieval" treasure hunts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to ice-skating in Central Park in winter. Meanwhile, the most family-friendly, best-value accommodation options have been chosen with family budgets and needs in mind. Full-color throughout, with detailed maps of the main sightseeing areas for easy navigation and all the practical information you need for a fun, stress-free family vacation.