The new metropolis
Subtitle: New York City, 1840-1857
By: Edward K. Spann.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865
Description: Examines the period of time during which New York City was transformed from a small, prosperous seaport into one of the world's greatest cities.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 511-533.
Includes index.