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A history of New York in 101 objects, Sam Roberts

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Summary
"The story of America's great metropolis, told through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York, all reproduced in full color. Modeled on the best-selling A history of the world in 100 objects, this is the story of America's great metropolis, told through 101 significant objects that span the history of New York"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xx, 308 pages
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.Fordham Gneiss -- 2.Mastodon Tusk -- 3.Arrowhead -- 4.Crime Scene -- 5.Birth Certificate -- 6.Flushing Remonstrance -- 7.Dictionary -- 8.Beaver -- 9.Oyster -- 10.Guidebook -- 11.Newspaper -- 12.Horse's Tail -- 13.Fire Pail -- 14.Stone Slab -- 15.Burial Beads -- 16.Buttonwood Agreement -- 17.Water Pipe -- 18.Dueling Pistols -- 19.Missing -- 20.Surveyor's Bolt -- 21.Water Keg -- 22.Potato -- 23.Sewing Machine -- 24.The Price of Admission -- 25.Republican Ticket -- 26.Otis Safety Brake -- 27.Draft Wheel -- 28.City College Birthday -- 29.How the Library Began -- 30.Linotype -- 31.Water Tanks -- 32.Tweed's Secret Accounts -- 33.Atlantic Cable -- 34.Dynamo -- 35.Toll Ticket -- 36.New Colossus -- 37.School Doorknob -- 38.Ellis Island Manifest -- 39.The Other Grand Central Clock -- 40.The Stoop -- 41.The Critic -- 42.Civic Fame -- 43.The Bagel -- 44.General Slocum -- 45.Dreamland Bell -- 46.Subway Throttle -- 47.Black-and-White Cookie --
  • Contents note continued: 48.Battle's Badge -- 49.Triangle Monument -- 50.The Automat -- 51.Armory Show -- 52.New Yorkers' View -- 53.Baseball Card -- 54."To City" Sign -- 55.Air Conditioner -- 56.Ticker Tape -- 57.Chrysler Building Spire -- 58.Artichoke -- 59.Tree of Hope -- 60.King Kong -- 61.First Houses -- 62.Time Capsule -- 63.Cyclotron -- 64."This Land" -- 65.La Guardia Reading Comics -- 66.Levittown House -- 67.Cotton Picker -- 68.Robinson's Glove -- 69.Jell-O Box -- 70.Spaldeen -- 71."East Side Story" -- 72.Ruiz Marathon Certificate -- 73.DPL Parking Sign -- 74.Baseball -- 75.Subway Token -- 76.The Checker -- 77.Cross Bronx Expressway -- 78.Cargo Container -- 79.Here's Johnny -- 80.The Anthora -- 81.Night -- 82.Bernstein's Baton -- 83.Met Button -- 84.Graffiti -- 85.CBGB Sign -- 86.Saturday Night Special -- 87."Drop Dead" -- 88.I Love New York -- 89.Pooper-Scooper -- 90.Bullion -- 91.AIDS Button -- 92.Casita -- 93.Phantom's Mask -- 94.Con Ed Chimney --
  • Contents note continued: 95.New Year's Ball -- 96.Wired -- 97.Jar of Dust -- 98.Domino Sign -- 99.Stuyvesant Yearbook -- 100.Charlotte Street House -- 101.Madonna
Isbn
9781476728773
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A history of New York in 101 objects
Title
A history of New York in 101 objects
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Sam Roberts
Title variation
  • History of New York in one hundred one objects
  • History of New York in one hundred and one objects
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The story of America's great metropolis, told through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York, all reproduced in full color. Modeled on the best-selling A history of the world in 100 objects, this is the story of America's great metropolis, told through 101 significant objects that span the history of New York"--
Writing style
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10380435
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1947-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Roberts, Sam
Dewey number
974.7
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
New York (N.Y.)
Target audience
adult
Label
A history of New York in 101 objects, Sam Roberts
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Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.Fordham Gneiss -- 2.Mastodon Tusk -- 3.Arrowhead -- 4.Crime Scene -- 5.Birth Certificate -- 6.Flushing Remonstrance -- 7.Dictionary -- 8.Beaver -- 9.Oyster -- 10.Guidebook -- 11.Newspaper -- 12.Horse's Tail -- 13.Fire Pail -- 14.Stone Slab -- 15.Burial Beads -- 16.Buttonwood Agreement -- 17.Water Pipe -- 18.Dueling Pistols -- 19.Missing -- 20.Surveyor's Bolt -- 21.Water Keg -- 22.Potato -- 23.Sewing Machine -- 24.The Price of Admission -- 25.Republican Ticket -- 26.Otis Safety Brake -- 27.Draft Wheel -- 28.City College Birthday -- 29.How the Library Began -- 30.Linotype -- 31.Water Tanks -- 32.Tweed's Secret Accounts -- 33.Atlantic Cable -- 34.Dynamo -- 35.Toll Ticket -- 36.New Colossus -- 37.School Doorknob -- 38.Ellis Island Manifest -- 39.The Other Grand Central Clock -- 40.The Stoop -- 41.The Critic -- 42.Civic Fame -- 43.The Bagel -- 44.General Slocum -- 45.Dreamland Bell -- 46.Subway Throttle -- 47.Black-and-White Cookie --
  • Contents note continued: 48.Battle's Badge -- 49.Triangle Monument -- 50.The Automat -- 51.Armory Show -- 52.New Yorkers' View -- 53.Baseball Card -- 54."To City" Sign -- 55.Air Conditioner -- 56.Ticker Tape -- 57.Chrysler Building Spire -- 58.Artichoke -- 59.Tree of Hope -- 60.King Kong -- 61.First Houses -- 62.Time Capsule -- 63.Cyclotron -- 64."This Land" -- 65.La Guardia Reading Comics -- 66.Levittown House -- 67.Cotton Picker -- 68.Robinson's Glove -- 69.Jell-O Box -- 70.Spaldeen -- 71."East Side Story" -- 72.Ruiz Marathon Certificate -- 73.DPL Parking Sign -- 74.Baseball -- 75.Subway Token -- 76.The Checker -- 77.Cross Bronx Expressway -- 78.Cargo Container -- 79.Here's Johnny -- 80.The Anthora -- 81.Night -- 82.Bernstein's Baton -- 83.Met Button -- 84.Graffiti -- 85.CBGB Sign -- 86.Saturday Night Special -- 87."Drop Dead" -- 88.I Love New York -- 89.Pooper-Scooper -- 90.Bullion -- 91.AIDS Button -- 92.Casita -- 93.Phantom's Mask -- 94.Con Ed Chimney --
  • Contents note continued: 95.New Year's Ball -- 96.Wired -- 97.Jar of Dust -- 98.Domino Sign -- 99.Stuyvesant Yearbook -- 100.Charlotte Street House -- 101.Madonna
Control code
000052345589
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xx, 308 pages
Isbn
9781476728773
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013050297
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some colour)
System control number
(OCoLC)863684327
Label
A history of New York in 101 objects, Sam Roberts
Link
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
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Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
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Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.Fordham Gneiss -- 2.Mastodon Tusk -- 3.Arrowhead -- 4.Crime Scene -- 5.Birth Certificate -- 6.Flushing Remonstrance -- 7.Dictionary -- 8.Beaver -- 9.Oyster -- 10.Guidebook -- 11.Newspaper -- 12.Horse's Tail -- 13.Fire Pail -- 14.Stone Slab -- 15.Burial Beads -- 16.Buttonwood Agreement -- 17.Water Pipe -- 18.Dueling Pistols -- 19.Missing -- 20.Surveyor's Bolt -- 21.Water Keg -- 22.Potato -- 23.Sewing Machine -- 24.The Price of Admission -- 25.Republican Ticket -- 26.Otis Safety Brake -- 27.Draft Wheel -- 28.City College Birthday -- 29.How the Library Began -- 30.Linotype -- 31.Water Tanks -- 32.Tweed's Secret Accounts -- 33.Atlantic Cable -- 34.Dynamo -- 35.Toll Ticket -- 36.New Colossus -- 37.School Doorknob -- 38.Ellis Island Manifest -- 39.The Other Grand Central Clock -- 40.The Stoop -- 41.The Critic -- 42.Civic Fame -- 43.The Bagel -- 44.General Slocum -- 45.Dreamland Bell -- 46.Subway Throttle -- 47.Black-and-White Cookie --
  • Contents note continued: 48.Battle's Badge -- 49.Triangle Monument -- 50.The Automat -- 51.Armory Show -- 52.New Yorkers' View -- 53.Baseball Card -- 54."To City" Sign -- 55.Air Conditioner -- 56.Ticker Tape -- 57.Chrysler Building Spire -- 58.Artichoke -- 59.Tree of Hope -- 60.King Kong -- 61.First Houses -- 62.Time Capsule -- 63.Cyclotron -- 64."This Land" -- 65.La Guardia Reading Comics -- 66.Levittown House -- 67.Cotton Picker -- 68.Robinson's Glove -- 69.Jell-O Box -- 70.Spaldeen -- 71."East Side Story" -- 72.Ruiz Marathon Certificate -- 73.DPL Parking Sign -- 74.Baseball -- 75.Subway Token -- 76.The Checker -- 77.Cross Bronx Expressway -- 78.Cargo Container -- 79.Here's Johnny -- 80.The Anthora -- 81.Night -- 82.Bernstein's Baton -- 83.Met Button -- 84.Graffiti -- 85.CBGB Sign -- 86.Saturday Night Special -- 87."Drop Dead" -- 88.I Love New York -- 89.Pooper-Scooper -- 90.Bullion -- 91.AIDS Button -- 92.Casita -- 93.Phantom's Mask -- 94.Con Ed Chimney --
  • Contents note continued: 95.New Year's Ball -- 96.Wired -- 97.Jar of Dust -- 98.Domino Sign -- 99.Stuyvesant Yearbook -- 100.Charlotte Street House -- 101.Madonna
Control code
000052345589
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xx, 308 pages
Isbn
9781476728773
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013050297
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some colour)
System control number
(OCoLC)863684327

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