Manhattan for Rent, 1785 1850 (Revised)
Title: Manhattan for Rent, 1785 1850 (Revised) Author: Elizabeth Blackmar ISBN: 9780801499739 Publisher: Cornell University Press Published: 1991 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. D 1619694 Publisher Description: In this interesting and wide-ranging book, Elizabeth Blackmar investigates the development of New York City's housing market from colonial times to 1850. She discusses public officials, landowners, builders, renters and tenants, and the interplay among and between these groups as the value of land in the city skyrocketed in the early nineteenth century and made renting the only possibility for most New Yorkers.--American Studies International