Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City

On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it's difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing in words and images the wild island that millions now call home. By geographically matching an 18th-century map with one of the modern city, examining volumes of historic documents, and collecting and analyzing scientific data, Sanderson re-creates the forests of Times Square, the meadows of Harlem, and the wetlands of downtown. His lively text guides readers through this abundant landscape, while breathtaking illustrations transport them back in time. Mannahatta is a groundbreaking work that provides not only a window into the past, but also inspiration for the future.

Author: Eric W. Sanderson
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 05/28/2013
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.15lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.60w x 1.80d
ISBN13: 9781419707483
ISBN10: 1419707485
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Natural History
- History | Historical Geography
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,

About the Author
Eric W. Sanderson is a senior conservation ecologist in the Global Conservation Programs of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He is adjunct faculty member at Columbia University and New York University and has lectured at Princeton, Harvard, and Oxford universities, and at TED.