Governors Island Explorer's Guide: Adventure & History in New York Harbor

by Kevin C Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles of car-free biking, the Civil War enthusiast that wants to visit Castle Williams and see where 1,000 Confederate soldiers were imprisoned, or families on a picnic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149301966X
• ISBN13: 9781493019663
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"