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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 […]
History of the City of New York, Volume 1
History of the City of New York, Volume 1 – 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 […]
The American metropolis – From Knickerbocker Times to the year 1900
The American metropolis – From Knickerbocker Times to the year 1900 – Frank Moss The author aptly characterizes this work as a “series of itineraries“ by which the reader is made familiar with much of the history of Manhattan Island by being led to the very spots associated with important historical events. But this book […]
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County – Stephen M. Ostrander From the time that Brooklyn was made a city in 1834 this narrative is much more than a statistical account of political changes and the rise of diiferent institutions of education, charity, punishment, and so on. It shows the growth of […]
Miami and Dade County, Florida
Miami and Dade County, Florida – Ethan V. Blackman All history is necessarily an abridgment, the historian being compelled to select his material from a multitude of details. In the preparation of this history of Miami and Dade Comity much has doubtless been omitted that might have been of interest, but the author has been […]
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn -Henry P. Johnston The site now occupied by the city of New York is pre-eminently „Revolutionary soil.“ Very few of our historic places are more closely associated with the actual scenes of that struggle. As at Boston in 1775, so here in 1776, we had the […]
San Diego County, California
San Diego County, California – Samuel F. Black Samuel F. Black provides an overview of the history of San Diego County from the earliest days till the early 20th century. He reflects on the history of Lower California, the settlement of San Diego, the times of St. Francis and Alonzo E. Horton, the evolution of […]
The City And County Of San Diego
The City And County Of San Diego – Theodore Strong Van Dyke In this narrative the author recounts the history of San Diego city and county from the early days on. He gives short overviews of the Bay region, the Lower Coast division, the Northern and the Mountain divisions, as well as other interesting facts […]