ISBN: 0224078232

[SR: 3840261], Paperback, [EAN: 9780224078238], International Edition, Jonathan Cape Ltd, Jonathan Cape Ltd, Book, [PU: Jonathan Cape Ltd], Jonathan Cape Ltd, When Peter Minuit bought Man… Mehr…

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ISBN: 0224078232

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 - his first New York real estate killing - he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renam… Mehr…

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 - his first New York real estate killing - he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until centuries of pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters- the 'Blue Points,' still produced by the Long Island town of the same name; the 'Rockaways' and 'East Rivers'; 'Sounds' from Staten Island; several Manhattan varieties, and even those from a celebrated area by what is now LaGuardia Airport. For centuries New York was world famous as an oyster centre, especially in the late 1800s, when Europe and America enjoyed a decades-long oyster craze. In Europe New York oysters were famous for both their size and durability. In a dubious endorsement, William Makepeace Thackeray said that eating a New York oyster was like eating a baby. When travellers visited New York, they not only wanted to eat the Coral oysters, they wanted to experience the famous New York oyster houses. While some houses were known for their elegance, the infamous slums such as Five-Points were notoriously disreputable. Due to 19th century,americas,cooking,cooking,cooking by ingredient,fisheries and aquaculture,historical study and educational resources,history,meat poultry and seafood,natural resources Holiday Cooking, Jonathan Cape Ltd<

ISBN: 9780224078238

Paperback. Very Good.