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Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee (1900–1964)

Autor(a) de As You Pass By

3 Works 59 Membros 2 Reviews

About the Author

Obras de Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1900-10-19
Data de falecimento
1964-09-12
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Local de falecimento
Newton, New Jersey, USA
Ocupação
historian of firefighting

Membros

Resenhas

"Old New York--its citizens, its fire house and firemen, its vanished neighborhoods and towns, its water courses and streets--all are presented here in a story of the past that forms a background of the character, appearance, and surge of New York as it is today."

This is a copy of "As You Pass By" written by Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee, published by Hastings House in 1952. The 270 page hardcover is an amazing look at the history of New York City's early days, much of it seen through the eyes of the volunteer Fire Laddie. Includes over 500 illustrations, including some in color, as well as an incredible directory of lost and forgotten streets of the city.… (mais)
 
Marcado
svagroundfloor | 1 outra resenha | Dec 11, 2018 |
An out-of-date, almost folksy view on New York City's past. Has a sense of the old-fashioned view of things.
½
 
Marcado
Diane-bpcb | 1 outra resenha | Nov 23, 2015 |

Estatísticas

Obras
3
Membros
59
Popularidade
#280,813
Avaliação
½ 2.5
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
3

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