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The Story of the Bronx
The Story of the Bronx – Stephen Jenkins The romantic history of the northern section of Greater New York from the days of Jonas Bronk, after whom the Bronx was named, through the centuries crowded with events that have issued into the present. The geographical landmarks acquire a new significance as around them this accurate […]
History of Long Island
History of Long Island – Benjamin F. Thompson Three centuries have scarcely elapsed since this fair isle, now so far advanced in population, business, and wealth, was possessed by a race of men, little more intelligent than the beasts of the forest. Consequently it must be a matter of very considerable importance to trace the […]
A History of Long Island Vol. 3
A History of Long Island Vol. 3 – Peter Ross With these books an effort has been made to present the history of the whole of Long Island in such a way as to combine all the salient facts of the long and interesting story in a manner that might be acceptable to the general […]
A History of Long Island Vol. 2
A History of Long Island Vol. 2 – Peter Ross With these books an effort has been made to present the history of the whole of Long Island in such a way as to combine all the salient facts of the long and interesting story in a manner that might be acceptable to the general […]
A History of Long Island Vol. 1
A History of Long Island Vol. 1 – Peter Ross With these books an effort has been made to present the history of the whole of Long Island in such a way as to combine all the salient facts of the long and interesting story in a manner that might be acceptable to the general […]
Knickerbocker’s History of New York
Knickerbocker’s History of New York – Washington Irving Knickerbocker’s History Of New York was published in 1809. Nearly forty years later Washington Irving, the real author, says it was his purpose in the history to embody the traditions of New York in an amusing form, to illustrate its local humors, customs and peculiarities in a […]
New York
New York – Daniel Curry The aim of the writer was, in the „historical portion, to collect and detail the principal events of the local history of the city down to the beginning of the last century, omitting, as far as possible, all matters of general history in which the city was not directly and […]
History of New York City
History of New York City – William Leete Stone Mr. Stone seems to have intended this work for popular use; yet it is written with great care and commendable accuracy. The narrative, in many of its parts, is necessarily brief, but one can not notice a marked neglect. The history of New York City is […]
Walks in our Churchyards
Walks in our Churchyards – John Flavel Mines The writings of Dr. Mines (”Felix Oldboy”) are well known to New Yorkers. This volume is a series of papers published years ago in the Trinity Record, and is replete with historical reminiscences of those who were prominent in public and private life and now rest in […]
History of the City of New York, Volume 2
History of the City of New York, Volume 2 – Martha J. Lamb Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, formerly the editor of „The American Historical Magazine,“ and one of the best informed historical writers of our times, left a great legacy at her death, especially to the citizens of New York, in her masterful effort „The […]