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The Almanac of New York City - by Kenneth Jackson & Fred Kameny (Paperback)

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  • The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts.
  • About the Author: Kenneth T. Jackson is director of the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History and Jacques Barzun Professor of History at Columbia University.
  • 528 Pages
  • Reference, Almanacs

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The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptroller (Selah Strong) and Staten Island's most recently designated historic district (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto) next to the city's best-attended cultural institution (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with five million visitors annually) and its lowest recorded temperature (15 degrees below zero in February 1934). The Almanac identifies the borough with the most residents who relocate to Palm Beach (Queens) and the borough with the highest number of Panamanian immigrants (Brooklyn). It lists where New York currently ranks in the cost of apartment rentals, the rate of obesity in each borough, the details of executions dating back to 1639, per capita income by borough, the longest-running Broadway shows, the winners of the Wanamaker Mile, and the location of celebrated grave sites. Compiled by two longtime historians of the city, The Almanac treats readers to a real New York story, a tale that will delight anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Big Apple's complex core.



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A marvelous example of an information source that provides the facts and figures one knows one wants and also offers enough of the quirky, unexpected, and engaging information to pull readers into finding things they never thought they needed to know.-- "Booklist"

More than a mere miscellany of statistics and figures... Recommended.-- "Choice"

No detail that contributes to the definition of New York has escaped Jackson and Kameny. Recommended.-- "Library Journal"



About the Author



Kenneth T. Jackson is director of the Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History and Jacques Barzun Professor of History at Columbia University. He is a former president of the New-York Historical Society and is editor in chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City.A native of New York City, Fred Kameny received his undergraduate degree at Columbia University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina. He is currently the managing editor of Duke University Press.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.44 Inches (H) x 6.12 Inches (W) x .98 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.43 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 528
Genre: Reference
Sub-Genre: Almanacs
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Kenneth Jackson & Fred Kameny
Language: English
Street Date: October 17, 2008
TCIN: 88266282
UPC: 9780231140638
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-4047
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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