Author: New York (N.Y.). Board of Commissioners of the Central ParkPublisher:
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Category : Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park for the Year Ending April 30 ...
Author: New York (N.Y.). Board of Commissioners of the Central ParkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
Designing Gotham
Author: Jon Scott LogelPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807163732
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. With this rapid commercial growth and cultural development, New York came to epitomize a nineteenth-century metropolis. Although this important urban transformation is well documented, the critical role of select Union soldiers turned New York engineers has, until now, remained largely unexplored. In Designing Gotham, Jon Scott Logel examines the fascinating careers of George S. Greene, Egbert L. Viele, John Newton, Henry Warner Slocum, and Fitz John Porter, all of whom studied engineering at West Point, served in the United States Army during the Civil War, and later advanced their civilian careers and status through the creation of Victorian New York. These influential cadets trained at West Point in the nation’s first engineering school, a program designed by Sylvanus Thayer and Dennis Hart Mahan that would shape civil engineering in New York and beyond. After the war, these industrious professionals leveraged their education and military experience to wield significant influence during New York’s social, economic, and political transformation. Logel examines how each engineer’s Civil War service shaped his contributions to postwar activities in the city, including the construction of the Croton Aqueduct, the creation of Central Park, and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Logel also delves into the administration of New York’s municipal departments, in which Military Academy alumni interacted with New York elites, politicians, and civilian-trained engineers. Examining the West Pointers’ experiences—as cadets, military officers during the war, and New Yorkers—Logel assesses how these men impacted the growing metropolis, the rise of professionalization, and the advent of Progressivism at the end of the century.
The Making of Urban America
Author: John William RepsPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691238243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.
Playing It Straight
Author: Jennifer A. GreenhillPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520272455
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Yale University, 2007) under the title: The plague of jocularity: contesting humor in American art and culture, 1863-1893.
Supreme Court of the State of New York
Author: Journal of Proceedings
Author: The New-York Journal of American History
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Architectural design
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
The City Record
Author: New York (N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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