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Harlem : the four hundred year history from Dutch village to capital of Black America

Call Number

  • 974.71 G4755 (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Grove Press, c2011.

Physical Description

520 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Summary

Presents a history of the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, beginning with Hudson's first experiences in the area, through its early growth as a Dutch village and colonial agricultural center, to its transformation into an iconic modern neighborhood.