Taming Manhattan : environmental battles in the antebellum city

Taming Manhattan : environmental battles in the antebellum city / Catherine McNeur.

Author/creator	McNeur, Catherine
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description	312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Urbanization--New York (State) --New York --History --19th century. City planning--Environmental aspects --New York (State) --New York --History --19th century. Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Environmental conditions. New York (N.Y.)--History --1775-1865.

Contents	Mad dogs and loose hogs -- Unequally green -- The dung heap of the universe -- Hog wash and swill milk -- Clearing the lungs of the city -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-299) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014003557
ISBN	9780674725096 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674725093 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HN80 .N5 M36 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold