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The spirit of New York : defining events in the Empire State's history / Bruce W. Dearstyne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dearstyne, Bruce W. (Bruce William), 1944- author.
- Series:
- Excelsior Editions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New York (State)--History.
- New York (State).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (484 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- A celebration of New York State's history through 19 key events from the state's founding to today.
- Contents:
- April 22, 1777 : New York State begins
- February 4, 1826 : Fiction trumps history
- July 4, 1839 : The Farmers' Rebellion
- July 20, 1848 : A demand for equal rights
- Oct. 3, 1851 : Striking a blow for freedom
- March 30, 1899 : Pollution and politics
- April 15, 1903 : Intervening for the children
- May 29, 1910 : First in the air
- March 25 and March 29, 1911 : Fires change history
- February 14, 1924 : Leading iInto the Information Age
- April 15, 1947 : Breaking the color line
- June 24, 1954 : A new enterprise for moving around New York
- April 22, 1964 : The World's Fair opens in New York
- August 2, 1978 : Environmental crisis and citizen activism
- September 11, 2001 : New York's resilience
- January 15, 2009 : Miracle on the Hudson
- September 17, 2011 : Occupy Wall Street
- October 29, 2012 : New York confronts a superstorm
- February 17, 2015 : "Hamilton: An American Musical" opens in New York City.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438487151
- 1438487150
- OCLC:
- 1294143046
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