This book is the authoritative account of the place that would become Central Park. From the first Dutch family to settle on the land through the political crusade to create Americaâ s first major urban park, Sara Cedar Miller chronicles two and a half centuries of history.
This book is the authoritative account of the place that would become Central Park. From the first Dutch family to settle on the land through the political crusade to create Americaâ s first major urban park, Sara Cedar Miller chronicles two and a half centuries of history.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sara Cedar Miller is the historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy, which she first joined as a photographer in 1984. Her books include Central Park: An American Masterpiece (2003), Strawberry Fields: Central Park's Memorial to John Lennon (2011), and Seeing Central Park: The Official Guide (updated and expanded edition, 2020).
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Preface Introduction Part I: Topography 1. The First Settlers, 1625-1664 2. Along the Kingsbridge Road, 1683-1845 3. The Other Bensons, 1754-1846 4. The War at McGowan's Pass, 1776-1784 5. Valentine Nutter, 1760-1814 6. The War of 1812 Part II: Real Estate 7. Dividing Bloomingdale, 1667-1790s 8. Dividing Bloomingdale, 1790-1824 9. Dividing Bloomingdale, Seneca Village: The Residents, 1825-1857 10. Dividing Bloomingdale, Seneca Village: The Black Leaders, 1825-1857 11. Dividing Harlem, 1825-1843 12. Dividing Yorkville, 1785-1835 13. The Receiving Reservoir, 1835-1842 14. A Changing Land, 1845-1853 Part III: The Idea of a Park 15. The Battle of the Parks, 1844-1852 16. Becoming Central Park, 1853-1856 17. The First Commission, 1855-1857 18. Designing Central Park, 1857-1858 19. Extending the Park, 1859-1863 Epilogue Afterword by Elizabeth W. Smith, President and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction Part I: Topography 1. The First Settlers, 1625-1664 2. Along the Kingsbridge Road, 1683-1845 3. The Other Bensons, 1754-1846 4. The War at McGowan's Pass, 1776-1784 5. Valentine Nutter, 1760-1814 6. The War of 1812 Part II: Real Estate 7. Dividing Bloomingdale, 1667-1790s 8. Dividing Bloomingdale, 1790-1824 9. Dividing Bloomingdale, Seneca Village: The Residents, 1825-1857 10. Dividing Bloomingdale, Seneca Village: The Black Leaders, 1825-1857 11. Dividing Harlem, 1825-1843 12. Dividing Yorkville, 1785-1835 13. The Receiving Reservoir, 1835-1842 14. A Changing Land, 1845-1853 Part III: The Idea of a Park 15. The Battle of the Parks, 1844-1852 16. Becoming Central Park, 1853-1856 17. The First Commission, 1855-1857 18. Designing Central Park, 1857-1858 19. Extending the Park, 1859-1863 Epilogue Afterword by Elizabeth W. Smith, President and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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