{"product_id":"city-on-a-grid-how-new-york-became-new-york-9780306825491","title":"City on a Grid: How New York Became New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNew York City Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told story of the grid that ate Manhattan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou either love it or hate it, but nothing says New York like the street grid of Manhattan. This is its story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCity on a Grid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe best account to date of the process by which an odd amalgamation of democracy and capitalism got written into New York's physical DNA.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntriguing...breezy and highly readable.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity on a Grid\u003c\/i\u003e tells the too little-known tale of how and why Manhattan came to be the waffle-board city we know.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[An] expert investigation into what made the city special.\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fun, fascinating, and accessible read for those curious enough to delve into the origins of an amazing city.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoeppel is the very best sort of writer for this sort of history.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoanoke Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4480457\"\u003eGerard Koeppel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306825491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030682549X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036080\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC010000\"\u003eUrban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard Koeppel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWater for Gotham, Bond of Union\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCity on a Grid\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to numerous other books, including the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e, of which he was an associate editor. He was an editor for many years at CBS News. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659779084525,"sku":"9780306825491","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2f1fb7b2-e24b-484f-8093-21e9551ad0af.jpg?v=1649343390","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/city-on-a-grid-how-new-york-became-new-york-9780306825491","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}