Around Washington Square : an illustrated history of Greenwich Village / Luther S. Harris.
Around Washington Square : an illustrated history of Greenwich Village / Luther S. Harris.
Around Washington Square : an illustrated history of Greenwich Village / Luther S. Harris.
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Publisher
Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
NQ974.71/15
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
Rise of the square and Fifth Avenue : 1797-1852 -- Empire Ward : 1832-1878 -- Surrounding the square : 1832-1878 -- Narrow escape : 1879-1908 -- Bohemia U.S.A. : 1908-1920 -- Home of the New York School : 1921-1951 -- Protest and turnabout : 1951-1978 -- Revival : 1979-2001.
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Publisher
Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"Formally established as a separate political jurisdiction - the Fifteenth Ward - in 1832, the neighborhood known today as Greenwich Village reached its social apogee in the 1850s and 1860s as the home of New York's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. Then known as the Empire Ward, it boasted Manhattan's finest churches and homes, its most exclu...
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Around Washington Square : an illustrated history of Greenwich Village / Luther S. Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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NQ974.71/15
Record Identifier
74VK2KM77VOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2KM77VOM
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ISBN
080187341X (alk. paper) :
DDC
974.71
MMS ID
991017976199702626
