Manhattan Water-Bound: Manhattan's Waterfront from the Seventeenth Century to the Present, Second Edition

by Ann L. Buttenwieser

Overview

A history of Manhattan from the 17th century to the present. The second edition of this text includes two additional chapters that encompass the changes that have taken place in the areas of restoration, legislation, and within the new movements in environmental consciousness during the 1990s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815628019
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	08/01/1999
Series:	New York City
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Ann L. Buttenwieser is an urban planner and waterfront historian. She is the author of Governors Island: The Jewel of New York Harbor, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Editorial Reviews

In an illustrated case study of urban shoreline development, Buttenwieser (Columbia U. School of Architecture) chronicles clashes over Manhattan's landfill since the 1624 purchase. Includes a waterfront timeline in the context of state and national events. First published in 1987 by New York U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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