A brief history of the city of New York

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Todd, Charles Burr. New York:
American Book Co., 1899. 1990.

Part of the Family and Local Histories Collection, this online book is browsable or searchable and includes an index.

Table of Contents:
I. Introductory
II. The Dutch Dynasty--Peter Minuit
III. Wouter Van Twiller
IV. Wilhelm Kieft
V. Petrus Stuyvesant
VI. Dutch Manners and Customs
VII. The English Colonial Period
VIII. The English Colonial Period--Leisler's Revolt
IX. The Approach of the Revolution
X. The People Under British Rule
XI. Throwing off the British Yoke
XII. The Battle of Long Island
XIII. The Battle of Harlem Heights
XIV. New York in the Grasp of the Invader
XV. New York the Capital City
XVI. The Growth of Parties
XVII. Her Rise to Commercial Power
XVIII. The Erie Canal
XIX. The Railroad
XX. Typical New York Merchants
XXI. Ships and Sailors
XXII. New York in the Civil War
XXIII. An Old Man's Recollections of New York.
XXIV. A Hundred Years of Progress
XXV. Greater New York
XXVI. Brooklyn
XXVII. The Bronx
Index