The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York's River Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis

by Kathleen Eagen Johnson

"An invaluable window on how New York self-consciously and very publicly transformed itself from a city that was merely 'the largest' to an undisputed world-class metropolis. . . . A rich historical record of newspapers, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, and graphics . . . offers a new lens to examine identity, industry, and environment."--Kenneth T. Jackson, from the Foreword

For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082323021X
• ISBN13: 9780823230211
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 9.5"