McNeur, Catherine.

Taming Manhattan environmental battles in the antebellum city / [electronic resource] : Catherine McNeur. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-299) and index.

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.

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9780674979758

2014003557


Urbanization--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
City planning--Environmental aspects--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.


Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Environmental conditions.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.


Electronic books.

HN80.N5 / M36 2014

307.76097471 / MCN