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

ISBN: 1524748927

ISBN13: 9781524748920

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

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"A casually wondrous experience; it made me feel like the city was unfolding beneath my feet." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror

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 our sense of place, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro...

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