| The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins Contributor(s): Moscow, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823212750 ISBN-13: 9780823212750 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1990 Annotation: The Street Book an encyclopedia of Manhattan's street names and their origins. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - General |
| Dewey: 917.47 |
| LCCN: 78-66990 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.26" W x 8.64" (0.61 lbs) 119 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Street Book contains brief biographical sketches for more than one hundred of Manhattan's well- and lesser-known streets. With photographs, period drawings, and reproductions of old newspapers, The Street Book is a visual treat as well. The detailed topographical maps of Manhattan provide an easy reference for locating streets, and even make it possible to use The Street Book as a walking guide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moscow, Henry: - Henry Moscow is a late newspaper and magazine editor and the author of numerous books on subjects as diverse as gardening and psychology. |