Harlem the four hundred year history from Dutch village to capital of Black America
Presents a history of the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, beginning with Hudson's first experiences in the area, through its early growth as a Dutch village and colonial agricultural center, to its transformation into an iconic modern neighborhood.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : [Berkeley, Calif.] :
Grove Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Presents a history of the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, beginning with Hudson's first experiences in the area, through its early growth as a Dutch village and colonial agricultural center, to its transformation into an iconic modern neighborhood. |
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| Physical Description: | 520 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-479) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780802119100 0802119107 |
| Author Notes: | A professor of American history and literature, Jonathan Gill has taught at Columbia University, City College New York, and Fordham University, and is currently on the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and Hogeschool van Amsterdam. He has written for The New York Times, Associated Press, and is arts critic at the Holland Times . After more than two decades of living in uptown Manhattan, he moved to Amsterdam. |
