Bibliograph

Four streets and a square, a history of Manhattan and the New York idea, Marc Aronson

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Four streets and a square, a history of Manhattan and the New York idea, Marc Aronson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-417) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Four streets and a square

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1288578563

Responsibility statement

Marc Aronson

Sub title

a history of Manhattan and the New York idea

Summary

"A veteran nonfiction storyteller dives deep into the four-hundred-year history of Manhattan to map the island's unexpected intersections. Focusing on the evolution of four streets and a square (Wall Street, 42nd Street, West 4th Street, 125th Street, and Union Square) Marc Aronson explores how new ideas and forms of art evolved from social blending"--Amazon

Table Of Contents

Creating the city: Wall Street 1600-1800 -- Building the city: Union Square 1800-1890 -- The City Electric: 42nd Street 1900-1920s -- Difference: West 4th Street, 125th Street 1900-1930s -- The city sufferers: Wall Street, 42nd Street, West 4th Street, 125th Street, Union Square 1930-1945 -- World city, fractured city, world city: 42nd Street, West 4th Street, Union Square, Wall Street, 125th Street 1945-present

Target audience

pre adolescent

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4 streets & a squareHistory of Manhattan and the New York idea

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