Big Town, Big Time: A New York Epic : 1898-1998 - Jay Maeder - Google Books

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The 100th anniversary of the creation of Greater New York via consolidation of what had previously been dozens of separate communities. These are the greatest moment in New York City history, recreated from the news and picture files of the New York Daily…