Big oyster, the: a molluscular history of new york
Auteur :
Kurlansky, Mark
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9780099477594
Date de publication :
5 avr. 2007
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
239 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.