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Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1851

Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1851

T. Valentine, D.

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General United States HistoryGeneral World HistoryUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 9354507808
ISBN13: 9789354507809
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 526
Weight: 1.68
Height: 1.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into New York before the skyscrapers. Hold its working city in your hands. Names, offices, dates, decisions. D. T. Valentines Manual Of The Corporation Of The City Of New York, For The Years 1851 is a precise, revealing municipal government manual that reads like a snapshot of daily power and public service in new york city 1851. Part city government directory, part historical civic handbook, it brings together the structure of municipal departments and offices and the people who filled them: new york city officials, clerks, boards, and the machinery that kept streets, markets, policing, and public administration moving in a fast-growing metropolis. For researchers, it is a dependable genealogy reference source and a tool for local history research, offering a complete city officer list that helps place families, careers, and institutions in context. For casual readers, it is an engrossing new york city almanac of civic life, rich in the texture of mid 19th century nyc. As a landmark in the municipal yearbook collection tradition, this volume captures a formative moment in American urban governance, when modern bureaucracy was taking shape. It belongs on the shelf of collectors of New York history and classic reference works, and it rewards anyone curious about how a city actually ran. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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