Download or read book Reminiscences of the City of New York and Its Vicinity written by Henry Barton Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reminiscences of the City of New York and Its Vicinity written by Henry Barton Dawson and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...the land marks, and natural obstruetions presented at Hell gate; all these and many more kindred topies of remark furnish an ample fund of eonsideration for those whose thoughts are turned towards the future, and who view, in antieipation, the greatness of our eity, and of the eonsequent ehanges and improvements required to meet the exigeneies in prospeetive. ' THE PARK AND ITS NIiIGlIB0RH00D IN F0RMER TIMES. Tu: " Vlaehte,"or " Flat," " Seeond Plains," " Commons," " Fields," by whieh name the present Park has been known at different periods, was originally the eommon grazing plaee of the eattle belonging to the eitizens of New Amsterdam. Following the plan of European villages, this plaee was left open to the publie use, and is probably the first reeognized publie property on this island. Its jurisdietion and proprietorship thus taeitly fell to the people, and it has, in its subsequent history, been the seene of some of the most important politieal demonstrations ever witnessed. While the island was yet in the possession of the Indians, it has been surmised that their village was situated on this spot. There is no aeeount, we believe, in our historieal reeords, of the preeise loeality at whieh the tribe known as the Manhattans resided, but judging from what has been reeeived as undoubted evidenee of the establishment of an Indian village, namely, the mixture of shells with the upland soil, this spot has been either tho site of, or in the immediate vieinity of a large Indian village at some period more or less remote. When it eame under the dominion of the Duteh, and its war paths were brought down to the more domestie purposes of eattle walks, it eame under the general...

Download or read book History and Reminiscences of Lower Wall Street and Vicinity Classic Reprint written by Abram Wakeman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History and Reminiscences of Lower Wall Street and Vicinity To call this volume a History of Lower Wall Street and Vicinity is to give it a far more ambitious title than it merits; for in this section of New York City events took place which led to the foundation of the United States as an independent nation. Here was the crucible in which the country's early history Was made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book New York as It Was Sixty Years Ago written by Henry Taylor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New York as It Was Sixty Years Ago: Reminiscences New york as it was sixty years ago, and the great changes that have been made since, can be but faintly realized or understood by reading only still, the writer will endeavor to present a picture of the city as it existed in his boyhood days. The people did not live so fast then, but enjoyed themselves as thoroughly, had more real com fort, and were possessed of more sociability, every man knowing his neighbor and calling him friend. There were many places in the city at which their leisure hours could be passed pleasantly. The Battery was then a large, Open park, containing many fine shade-trees, and fronted by handsome dwellings on State street and Market field street, affording a delightful place for a promenade of a warm day or evening, not the least pleasant feature of which was the sniff of old ocean in the breeze from the harbor in front, the islands in the bay and the far-off hills of Staten Island and New Jersey furnishing the picturesque. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book APPENDIX written by JOHN FANNING. WATSON and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Backward Glances written by Thomas Floyd-Jones and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Backward Glances: Reminiscences of an Old New-Yorker Chapter I Pp. 1 - 6 The author at Battery Park ruminating in 1914. Aspect of same at that time. Elevated railroad obscured eastern view, barge office and the aqua tium the southern, derricks, shafting, tackling, boiler houses, etc., etc. Entrance of new tunnel to Brooklyn, noise of ma chinery combined made strong contrast, peaceful spot of years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Fifty Years Reminiscences of New York Or Flowers From the Garden of Laurie Todd Classic Reprint written by Grant Thorburn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fifty Years Reminiscences of New-York; Or Flowers From the Garden of Laurie Todd But the Sugar-house is gone, more's the pity, generations unborn will search for its site with more than antiquarian interest, but it will not be found; however, I can clear my conscience of the foul deed; have done my best to snatch it from present oblivion let others do the rest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Old New York written by John W. Francis and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old New York: Or, Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years, Being an Enlarged And; Revised Edition of the Anniversary Discourse, Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, November 17, 1857 It was considered desirable, on the occasion of inaugurating the new and beautiful edifice erected by the liberal contributions of the merchants and professional gentlemen of this city, for the permanent deposit of the manuscripts, books, and other property of the New York Historical Society, that the chief elements of civil and social development which have marked the annals of this metropolis, should be sketched in their origin and progress. As this could be most effectually done through personal reminiscences, the author of this brief historical record was chosen to perform the duty; partly because he is one of the few surviving early members of the Institution, and partly on account of the intimate relations he has sustained to many prominent citizens in all departments of life and vocation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Recollections of Persons and Events Chiefly in the City of New York written by J. M. Mathews and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of Persons and Events, Chiefly in the City of New York: Being Selections From His Journal Recollections of Persons and Events, Chiefly in the City of New York: Being Selections from His Journal was written by J. M. Mathews in 1865. This is a 368 page book, containing 75918 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Memoir Prepared at the Request of Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals Classic Reprint written by Cadwallader David Colden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoir, Prepared at the Request of Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals That, in the Memoir, he had adverted to the circumstances of our country, previously to, and at the time the Canals were com menced, and had endeavoured to trace these great works to their origin, and in their progress to their consummation. That he had, also, attempted to anticipate their advantages and effects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Book of New York written by Julius Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Book of New York: Forty Years' Recollections of the American Metropolis A'similar ascent was made up three of the longest flights of stairs in town to the edito rial rooms of the World, a newspaper I was to manage long years afterwards, and whose editor, William Henry Hurlbert, two years later, wrote to me an invitation to join his staff. But on this occasion, City Editor Israels told me frankly that he did not want any kid reporters. His words were not complimentary to the brood, and the descent of the long stairways landed the stranger on Park Row once more. Not a face in the passing throng was friendly or familiar. The old, slate-hued, brick building at Spruce and Nassau streets was crowned with a sign five feet high containing the single word. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book REMINISCENCES written by GEORGE H. HANSELL and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Art and the Empire City written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2000 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts in New York and the evolution of an increasingly discerning audience for those arts during the antebellum period. Thirteen essays by noted specialists bring new research and insights to bear on a broad range of subjects that offer both historical and cultural contexts and explore the city's development as a nexus for the marketing and display of art, as well as private collecting; landscape painting viewed against the background of tourism; new departures in sculpture, architecture, and printmaking; the birth of photography; New York as a fashion center; shopping for home decorations; changing styles in furniture; and the evolution of the ceramics, glass, and silver industries. The 300-plus works in the exhibition and comparative material are extensively illustrated in color and bandw. Oversize: 9.25x12.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Memories of the Future written by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in Soviet Moscow in the 1920s—but considered too subversive even to show to a publisher—the seven tales included here attest to Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s boundless imagination, black humor, and breathtaking irony: a man loses his way in the vast black waste of his own small room; the Eiffel Tower runs amok; a kind soul dreams of selling “everything you need for suicide”; an absentminded passenger boards the wrong train, winding up in a place where night is day, nightmares are the reality, and the backs of all facts have been broken; a man out looking for work comes across a line for logic but doesn’t join it as there’s no guarantee the logic will last; a sociable corpse misses his own funeral; an inventor gets a glimpse of the far-from-radiant communist future.

Download or read book The Unbounded Community written by Kenneth A. Scherzer and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1992-05-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stick ball, stoop sitting, pickle barrel colloquys: The neighborhood occupies a warm place in our cultural memory—a place that Kenneth A. Scherzer contends may have more to do with ideology and nostalgia than with historical accuracy. In this remarkably detailed analysis of neighborhood life in New York City between 1830 and 1875, Scherzer gives the neighborhood its due as a complex, richly textured social phenomenon and helps to clarify its role in the evolution of cities. After a critical examination of recent historical renderings of neighborhood life, Scherzer focuses on the ecological, symbolic, and social aspects of nineteenth-century community life in New York City. Employing a wide array of sources, from census reports and church records to police blotters and brothel guides, he documents the complex composition of neighborhoods that defy simple categorization by class or ethnicity. From his account, the New York City neighborhood emerges as a community in flux, born out of the chaos of May Day, the traditional moving day. The fluid geography and heterogeneity of these neighborhoods kept most city residents from developing strong local attachments. Scherzer shows how such weak spatial consciousness, along with the fast pace of residential change, diminished the community function of the neighborhood. New Yorkers, he suggests, relied instead upon the "unbounded community," a collection of friends and social relations that extended throughout the city. With pointed argument and weighty evidence, The Unbounded Community replaces the neighborhood of nostalgia with a broader, multifaceted conception of community life. Depicting the neighborhood in its full scope and diversity, the book will enhance future forays into urban history.

Download or read book Made in California written by Stephanie Barron and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unusually inclusive, visually intriguing, and beautifully produced, Made in California will appeal to anyone who has lived in, visited, or imagined California.".

Download or read book Reminiscences of Early Chicago and Vicinity written by Edwin O. Gale and published by Cole Press. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REMINISCITMJES OF EARLY CHICAGO AND VICINITY EDWIN 0. GALE ILLUSTRATED BY W. E. S. TROWBRIDGE Chicago New York Toronto Fleming H. Eevell Company London, Edinburgh MCMII TO MY SIX SONS, WHO HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN SO MUCH INTEREST IN MY STORIES OF EARLY CHICAGO, THESE REMINISCENCES ARE MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED PREFACE Youth, like softened wax, with ease will take Those images that first impressions make. The evolution of Chicago from an insignificant trading post to what it is to-day, occurring, as it has, during the continuous residence within its borders of a person who, as Holmes would say, is but 68 years young, seems more like a fairy story than an historical reality. I shall not endeavor to make an exact chronological statement of the incidents of our remarkable develop ment, but rather to view the ground in its primal state and speak of the early toilers who planted the seeds which have produced the results so marvelous in themselves and of such interest to us and posterity. My purpose is to draw the curtain every day be coming more difficult to do, which conceals the slowly fading past from the rapidly changing present, that the reader may acquire, as I did, some knowledge of the characteristics of the men who planted the orchard whose fruit is now the wonder and admiration of every land. It was at an early age that I began to make mental record of events connected with our growth, and but a few years later, when I commenced to jot down at my fathers dictation, or in reply to the questions I asked him, many of the facts which I shall now at 6 PREFACE tempt to combine into a plain, though truthful nar rative of the early days of our city and vicinity. And possibly, as the shuttle of thought plays through the loom of memory, weaving the present with the past, the fabric, upon completion, may resemble one of those crazy quilts of our dear old grandmothers, which represented a vast amount of painstaking, conscien tious labor, for which we alway give them credit, though their handiwork may not appeal to a culti vated taste as particularly artistic. It has long been the earnest wish of my children and the desire of some personal friends that I should do something of this kind and being now released in a great measure from the cares of an intensely active business life, and having reached a quiet and unsolici tous age, I have no excuse for longer delaying a task, delightful to me, and that I think will be of inter est to others. As one who near the close of day Shall pause upon some lofty knoll, Thence turn to trace the winding way By which hes reached his present goal, May see behind him opening wide The vistas dim of shaded wood, While still beyond on every side Lie crumbling trunks where monarchs stood So I, in turning now to view The paths long years my feet have pressed, Would look beyond all objects new, On early scenes my eyes would rest. I would not walk the present shade, But where the sun with golden rays The tapestry of God displayed, Would talk with you of early days. E. 0-G, INTRODUCTION As a few historical facts concerning Chicago and vicinity at and before the time when these reminis cences begin, will be valuable to the reader in the pages that follow, I shall endeavor to give an idea of conditions as they were throughout these parts, and to briefly describe the most important events that pre ceded those which came under my personal notice. I have before me a wall map published by Phelps in 1832, from the best authors 7 from which we can probably obtain a more comprehensive and concise idea of our surroundings at that time than from any other source...