Liked It“I spend a lot of time in NYC and had often wondered "why here?" Why is the city center on this little island strip? Why not 1 mile, 10 miles, 100 miles up or down the coast? So I finally found a book that answers that question - a book that goes back to the very beginning, when Manhattan was lush...” see full review » see other reviews » |
“I spend a lot of time in NYC and had often wondered "why here?" Why is the city center on this little island strip? Why not 1 mile, 10 miles, 100 miles up or down the coast? So I finally found a book that answers that question - a book that goes back to the very beginning, when Manhattan was lush with vegetation and Broadway was a main hunting trail. It's a fascinating read.”
Jeffrey R wrote this review Friday, March 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No