Waterfront Manhattan : from Henry Hudson to the high line /
Schlichting, Kurt C.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Growth, Decline, and Rebirth -- Water-Lots and the Extension of the Manhattan Shoreline -- The Ascendency of the Port of New York -- New York's Waterway Empires -- The Social Construction of the Waterfront -- The Port Prospers, the Railroads Arrive, and Congestion Ensues -- The Public and Control of the Waterfront -- Crime, Corruption, and the Death of the Manhattan Waterfront -- Rebirth of the Waterfront.
Harbors
Economic history.
Harbors.