World of the Founders: New York Communities in the Federal Period

by Stephen L. Schechter (Editor), Wendell Tripp SUNY Oneonta / New York S (Editor), Stefan Bielinski (Contribution by), Kenneth R. Bowling (Contribution by), Leo Hershkowitz (Contribution by)

Overview

Essays analyzing a variety of communities in New York offer a unique and multifaceted view of the Empire State during the Federal period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780945660026
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1990
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.54(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Contributors Chapter 2 Editors' Introduction Chapter 3 New York City, Capital of the United States, 1785-1790 Chapter 4 Federal New York: Mayors of the Nation's First Capital Chapter 5 Continuities and Change: Newtown, New York, 1777-1857 Chapter 6 Manorial Influence in New York After the American Revolution Chapter 7 Episodes in the Coming of Age of an Early American Community: Albany, New York, 1780-1793 Chapter 8 Wilderness Investment: The New York Frontier During the Federal Period