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This is an immensly detailed history of New York City from it's beginning to 1898. It is well written but long, very long. There were times when I was totally fascinated and other times when I was totally bored. At one point I even stopped reading for a while. One thing really surprised me. In the 1800s and before the Civil War, there was a chapter on women's issues. The hot topic? Abortion. Yup. Ending abortion and prosecuting those providing abortions. And those seeking it? Yup, same group as
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Obviously I won’t remember all of it, and some parts of the history are sketchier than others. But overall, well worth the read. I learned a lot, and not just about NYC itself—this is kind of a “life and times” approach to the city’s early history, and so has a lot to say about American history, especially urban American history, generally. Very glad I read it, and I will almost certainly be reading the sequel
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