A Maritime History of New York (New York City WPA Writers' Project)

xvii, 341 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction, by Fiorella H. La Guardia, Mayor, the City of New York; A Profile of the Port: New York Harbor--America's Water Gate; Discovery and Foundation, 1524-1626; New Amsterdam, 1627-74; New York Under British Rule, 1675-163; Revolution and Reconstruction, 1764-83; China Trade and Protective Tariff, 1784-1805; For Public Good and Private Gain, 1806-16; River Steamers and Ocean Packets, 1817-45; Clippers, 1846-60; Steamers, 1861-1900; International Rivalry, 1901-39; The Port Today and Tomorrow, 1941 and the Future; Bibliography; Index.