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Staten Island
Margaret Lundrigan
其他書名
Isle of the Bay
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2004
主題History / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
ISBN07385244339780738524436
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-p4lHNbJfE8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Lying at the entrance to one of the world's greatest natural harbors, Staten Island has been a most alluring destination ever since Giovanni da Verrazano set eyes upon it in 1524. Even before Colonial times the borough played a significant role in our nation's development economically, culturally, and historically. From Revolutionary battles to Civil War draft riots, while hosting iconic businesses or creating inspiration for the likes of Olmsted and Thoreau, the island has cultivated a prolific and distinguished past that reflects the passion of the American spirit.