Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place Names by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place Names

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

256 pages • missing pub info (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging reflective medium-paced
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In place-names lie stories. That’s the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York City’s streets and parks, boroughs and bridges, playgrounds and neighborhoods.Exploring the power of naming to shape experience and o...

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