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Jessica StriebelVE MacLean , Amanda Sutphin and H. Arthur Bankoff

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Buried Beneath the City

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1. Indigenous Peoples Before the City 17
2. Dutch Beginnings, 1624–1664 51
3. The British Colonial City and the Nascent Republic, 1664–1800 87
4. Growing Pains, 1800–1840 139
5. Development of the Modern City, 1840–1898 167
Conclusion 213
Appendix A: The New York City Landmarks and Historic Districts Discussed in the Book 221
Appendix B: Archaeological Sites Within New York City Discussed in the Book 231
Acknowledgments 245
Notes 249
Works Cited 265
Index 285

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1. Indigenous Peoples Before the City 17
2. Dutch Beginnings, 1624–1664 51
3. The British Colonial City and the Nascent Republic, 1664–1800 87
4. Growing Pains, 1800–1840 139
5. Development of the Modern City, 1840–1898 167
Conclusion 213
Appendix A: The New York City Landmarks and Historic Districts Discussed in the Book 221
Appendix B: Archaeological Sites Within New York City Discussed in the Book 231
Acknowledgments 245
Notes 249
Works Cited 265
Index 285

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