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| Genre/Form: | History Pictorial works |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Typhoid Mary; Typhoid Mary |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher Payne; Randall Mason; Robert Sullivan |
| ISBN: | 0823257711 9780823257713 |
| OCLC Number: | 860944193 |
| Notes: | "Empire State Editions." |
| Description: | 138 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Foreword Robert Sullivan Wildness, Disease, and the Changing Civic Landscape: The History of North Brother Island Randall Mason The Photographs Christopher Payne Afterword Christopher Payne Acknowledgments |
| Responsibility: | photographs by Christopher Payne, with history by Randall Mason, and an essay by Robert Sullivan. |
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"This stunning book captures a nearly forgotten corner of the city. Seemingly held apart from the urban rush of change, North Brother Island nonetheless reveals its layered history. In its latest incarnation, native and nonnative species vie for precious island space. Amid the ruins, we find an essential New York story."-David Stradling, University of Cincinnati Read more...
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- General Slocum (Steamboat)
- Black-crowned night heron.
- Smallpox -- Hospitals.
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- New York (State) -- Bronx County.
- New York (State) -- East River.
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