New York: From 1524 to the Present
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Written and illustrated by Paige Weber
44 pages |
About the Book
The diversity and extravagant energy of innovation that characterize New York are captured in the pages of this engaging book. From the very beginning, New York has been characterized by its differences. The first Dutch colonists arrived in 1624 and by 1664 New York had a population of 1,500 that included Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Spanish, Portuguese, West Indian, Calvinist, Catholic, Lutheran, Puritan and Jewish people. “A kaleidoscope divine” was one of Walt Whitman’s many descriptions for New York and its teeming, motley crowds.
While a gateway for immigrants and the nations commercial center since its inception, it was only for a brief period at the nation’s birth that New York served as the country’s political capital. Over time, the city became the artistic center, the intellectual heart, and the sports capital of North America. A place of subways, skyscrapers, jazz, theater, and publishing, the growth of New York is a tribute to the country that nourished it and never stops being fascinated by it.
