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Originally published in 1855, this book is a fascinating snapshot of the richest people in New York City during the mid-19th century. Organized alphabetically and with detailed biographical information, it…
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Moses Yale Beach
First published in 1845, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives and fortunes of New York's wealthiest citizens. The book is divided into two parts: the first is…
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Gideon Granger
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Alexander 1757-1804 Hamilton
John Neilson Taylor
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists…
Solomon Northup
Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Valerie H. McKito
Challenges the traditional perception that Loyalists were ostracized as traitors to the United States, after the American Revolution.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
John Austin Stevens
Proceedings at the Mass Meeting of Loyal Citizens, on Union Square, New-York, - 15th day of July, 1862, under the auspices of the Chamber of commerce of the state of…
Theodore Sedgwick, Jr.
Seward William Henry
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by…
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Charles Morris
Elizabeth Gibson,Dennis Kenney
This book is a welcome study of the impact of citizen action on crime and on the fear of crime.
Jason K. Duncan
Based on careful work with rare archival sources, this book fills a gap in the history of New York Catholicism by chronicling anti-Catholic feeling in pre-Revolutionary and early national periods.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Title: Address of the New-York Young Men’s Anti-slavery Society: to their fellow-citizens.
Author: New York Young Men’s Anti-slavery Society.
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
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Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography…
Solomon Northup was born a free black man in upstate New York in 1808. By 1841, he had become a husband, a father, a raftsman, and a talented fiddle-player. That…
John D Ward
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
George E Matthews & Co
A Collection Of Biographies And Portraits Of Citizens Of The Empire State Prominent In Business, Professional, Social, And Political Life During The Last Decade Of The Nineteenth Century.
Title: Public honors to Lieutenant-General Grant, by the citizens of New-York: Fifth Avenue Hotel, November 20th, 1865.Author: Multiple Contributors, See NotesPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed…
Under The Auspices Of The Chamber Of Commerce Of The State Of New York, The Union Defense Committee Of The Citizens Of New York, The Common Council Of The City…
Samuel L Mitchill
Title: An address to the citizens of New-York: who assembled in the Brick Presbyterian church, to celebrate the twenty-third anniversary of American independence.
Author: Samuel L Mitchill
Publisher: Gale, Sabin…
Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853
William W. Buzbee
This informative narrative of environmental, political, and legal conflict describes what really happened during the battles over the Westway highway project, providing a new understanding of how modern legal frameworks…
Henry W Bellows
The state and the nation - sacred to Christian citizens - A sermon preached in All Soul’s Church, New York is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
Colin H Livingstone
The Sun’s Guide to New York - Replies to questions asked every day by the guests and citizens of the American metropolis is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original…
Biographical review: - Containing life sketches of leading citizens of Schenectady, Schoharie and Green counties, New York is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is…
Edward Ruggles
Picture of New York in 1846 is a fascinating look into the history of America's greatest city. This guidebook offers a snapshot of New York City in the mid-19th century…