The Big Oyster
When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. In 1842, when the novelist Charles Dickens arrived in New York, he could not conceal his eagerness to find and experience the fabled oyster cellars of New York City's slums.
Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
336
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9780099477594
Published Date:
5/4/2007
Dimensions:
199mm x 130mm x 21mm
Weight:
240g
Category:
History of the Americas
RRP: £12.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780099477594
