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Best Books About Waterfront

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At Sea in the City
by William Kornblum (Workman Publishing, 2002.)

William Kornblum--New York City native, longtime sailor, urban sociologist--has spent decades plying the waterways of the city in his ancient catboat, Tradition. In At Sea in the City, he takes the reader along as he sails through his hometown, lovingly retelling the history of the city's waterfront and maritime culture and the stories of the men and women who made the water their own. more info...

Heartbeats in the Muck: A Dramatic Look at the History, sea Life and Environment of New York Harbor
by John Waldman (The Lyons Press, 1999.)

One of several excellent books recently published about our "aquatic wilderness," it opens the readers' eyes to unseen parts of New York City. more info...

Manhattan Water-Bound
by Anne Buttenwieser (Syracuse University Press, 1999.)

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The Meadowlands
by Robert Sullivan (Scribner, 1998.)

In The Meadowlands, Sullivan recounts his adventures in a disaster area, where people have left a savage legacy of trash, pollution, and unfulfilled dreams. But this is no eco-polemic. You quickly realize that Sullivan's is the dispassionate view of a scientist, albeit one with a sense of humor. Part ecologist, part archeologist, part historian, Sullivan explores the Meadowlands, collecting his own observations as well as mining a rich lode of diverse sources to expose the story of a place and our interaction with it. As he tells it, an adventure in the 32 square miles of the Meadowlands, five miles from downtown Manhattan, is every bit as wild and fascinating as any expedition to the Amazon. (Zoogoer) more info...

The Riverkeepers
by John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Simon and, 1997.)

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Reader Submissions / Others.

• Water for Gotham: A History by Gerard T. Koeppel. History of drinking water in early New York City.

Interested in other books about NYC? Visit our NYC Books section.

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