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Originally published as: American metropolis : a history of New York City
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index
New Amsterdam becomes New York -- An English town becomes an American city -- National capital city -- Building a modern city -- The age of the bosses -- America's first metropolis -- Governing the world's greatest city -- The La Guardia era -- The long slide -- Disaster and rebirth -- Contemporary New York