The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York - Mark Kurlansky - Books - Vintage Publishing - 9780099477594 - April 5, 2007
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The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York

Mark Kurlansky

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The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. In 1842, when the novelist Charles Dickens arrived in New York, he could not conceal his eagerness to find and experience the fabled oyster cellars of New York City's slums.


336 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 5, 2007
ISBN13 9780099477594
Publishers Vintage Publishing
Pages 336
Dimensions 130 × 199 × 21 mm   ·   240 g

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