Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future through its Place-Names History Allow its unique design to

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Names of New York: Discovering the City's Past, Present, and Future through its Place-Names History Allow its unique design toIn place names lie stories. Thats the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York Citys streets and parks, boroughs and bridges, playgrounds and neighborhoods. Exploring the power of naming to shape experience and our sense of place, Joshua Jelly Schapiro traces the ways in which native Lenape, Dutch settlers, British invaders, and successive waves of immigrants have left their marks on the citys map. He excavates the