a short history Lankevich, George J. 1939- creator nyu New York New York University Press 2002 eng xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. New Amsterdam becomes New York An English town becomes an American city National capital city Building a modern city The age of the bosses America's first metropolis Governing the world's greatest city The La Guardia era The long slide Disaster and rebirth Contemporary New York George J. Lankevich Originally published as: American metropolis : a history of New York City Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Historia 002 F 128.3 L289n 2002 974.7/1 9780814751862 0814751865 310523 20230805181442.0 eng