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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1565122658
ISBN-13: 9781565122659
May 2002
Publisher: Algonquin Books
232 pages
Illustrated
Edition: 1
Language: English |
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Synopsis
An ecological tour cum sociological history of New York City's coastline and waterways by CUNY Professor and able boatsman Kornblum.
| Size | | Length: | 232 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "The vessel we sailed on our New York voyages was named "Tradition." This was the name she was given in 1910, when she was launched at the Crosby boatyards in Oysterville on Cape Cod."
Industry Reviews
"Revelatory and heart-gladdening."
Kirkus Reviews (03/15/2002)
"[A] masterly meditation on New York's winding waterways...."
New York Times Book Review - John D. Thomas (07/07/2002)
"The meat and potatoes of this narrative is Kornblum's formidable and seemingly exhaustive knowledge of New York's history as a port and a coastal region....[H]e has produced a lovely testament...."
Ruminator Review - Emily Bloch
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