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- Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Number of Pages: 312
- ISBN: 0810996332
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112509682
- Release Date: May 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #32085 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #225 in Nature Books (See Top 100 Nature Books Bestsellers)
- #34 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City" by Eric W. Sanderson and Markley Boyer to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City"Browse more products related to "Eric W. Sanderson and Markley Boyer"Review"As well as being meticulously and imaginatively researched, and elegantly and engagingly written, MANNAHATTA is handsomely produced. With 120 full-colour illustrations, it doubles as a sumptuous art book." "Sanderson spent 10 years researching [New York City's] environmental history and plugging every hard-won nugget of information he found into computer models. The result is MANNAHATTA - an exuberantly written and beautifully illustrated exploration of pre-European Gotham." "The fact-intense charts, maps and tables offered in abundance here are fascinating, and even kind of sexy....[A]t the very middle of the book, the two-page spread of Mannahatta in all its primeval glory--the visual denouement of a decade's research--feels a little like a centerfold." Publisher's noteOn September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set eyes on the land that would become Manhattan. It's difficult for us to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. MANNAHATTA: A NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing, in words and images, the wild island that millions of New Yorkers now call home. On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set eyes on the land that would become Manhattan. It's difficult for us to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City "is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing, in words and images, the wild island that millions of New Yorkers now call home. AnnotationSome ten years in the making, MANNAHATTA combines the exhaustive research of author Eric Sanderson with amazing computer graphic technology to brilliantly depict what New York City likely looked like before it was taken over by humanity. Sanderson meticulously matched an 18th century map of the area to the current layout of the city, and then enhanced the data with numerous other historical records and personal accounts. The final result is nothing short of spectacular, as Sanderson's gorgeous computer-generated imaginings of the past show how Times Square looked when it was filled with trees and what Wall Street was like when it was under water. If You Enjoy "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City (Hardcover)" by Eric W. Sanderson (Author) and...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Nature Books Bestselling Books
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