Gotham unbound : the ecological history of greater New York /

"When Henry Hudson dropped anchor in 1609, Mannahatta was a vast forest inhabited by the Lenape Indians ... Over the years it gave way to an onslaught managed by thousands, from Governor John Montgomerie, who turned water lots into land, and John Randel, who imposed the grid plan on Manhattan,...

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Main Author: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014]
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Call Number: UNY QH 105 .N7 S77 2014
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