Four Streets and a Square: A History of Manhattan and the New York Idea

by Marc Aronson

Book Overview

From a Sibert Medalist comes the epic story of Manhattan--a magical, maddening island "for all" and a microcosm of America. A veteran nonfiction storyteller dives deep into the four-hundred-year history of Manhattan to map the island's unexpected intersections. Focusing on the evolution of four streets and a square (Wall Street, 42nd Street, West 4th Street, 125th Street, and Union Square) Marc Aronson explores how new ideas and forms of art evolved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763651370
• ISBN13: 9780763651374
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12