Ebook: The Building of Manhattan
Author: Mackay Donald A
- Tags: Building--New York (State)--New York, Public works--New York (State)--New York--History, Public works, Building, Buildings, Pictorial works, History, Building -- New York (State) -- New York, Manhattan (New York N.Y.) -- History, Public works -- New York (State) -- New York -- History, New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings structures etc. -- History, New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings structures etc. -- Pictorial works, New York (State) -- New York, New York (State) -- New York -- Manhattan
- Series: Dover Architecture
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Dover Publications
- City: New York;Manhattan (New York;N.Y.);New York (N.Y.);New York (State);Manhattan
- Language: English
- epub
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; IN THE BEGINNING; THE MANHATTAN INDIANS; AND THEN THE DUTCH CAME; WOOD, STONE, AND BRICK; FORT AMSTERDAM; STUYVESANT SURRENDERS; 1664: NEW AMSTERDAM IS NOW NEW YORK; COLONIAL NEW YORK: 1664-1783; MECHANICKS, SLAVES, AND APPRENTICES; THE APPRENTICE; THE INDENTURED SERVANT; THE SLAVE; CAPITAL OF THE NEW NATION: 1785-1790; 1811: A PLAN FOR GROWTH; POPULATION PRESSURES: 1811-1850; THE CAST-IRON BUILDING; THE "SAFETY HOISTER" RAISES THE ROOF; THE WONDER OF THE IMAGINATION; THE SKILL OF THE ENGINEER; THE IRON SKELETON.;Meticulously accurate line drawings and fascinating text trace Manhattan's growth from a tiny Dutch outpost to the commercial, financial, and cultural heart of the world. This book explains construction above and below ground, including excavating subway lines and building bridges and skyscrapers. Hundreds of illustrations reveal intricate details of construction techniques.
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