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Names of New York : discovering the city's past, present, and future through its place names /

From the coauthor of the award-winning Nonstop Metropolis, a short, fascinating journey into the past, present, and future of New York City through its place names and the stories they contain. Drawing on his background in cultural geography, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro excavates the wealth of stories tha...

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Main Author:	Jelly-Schapiro, Joshua (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Names, Geographical > New York (State) > New York. New York (N.Y.) > Historical geography. New York (N.Y.) > History. HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) HISTORY / United States / State & Local. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban. TRAVEL.

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