Hello, I am in the process of doing alot of family research of my family history, which all started in Manhattan, so were can I find these books that you are talking about. thank you, john ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Sass" <sasebo.crypto@verizon.net> To: <nynewyor@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] NYC > "" and I would be interested in knowing what some of you think are good > history books on NYC. I have read two, and am about the read one called > The > Hudson River, and don't think I can manage Gotham, due to its length, but > what has appealed to those of you who are up on NYC history? Sue"" > > Here are two more great books " The Island at the Center of the World" > Russel Shorto and "Native New Yorkers" Evan T Pritchard. > > Once you read them you will be hooked on NY books! The first book even > tells > of the origination of some of the street names. The second book tells you > about the people that really made the streets. > > Don > A Native Native New Yorker in Oregon > > > > > ************************************* > Jim Garrity, List Administrator > jimgarrity@earthlink.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message