Story of the City of New York

Since Washington Irving with delicious humor satirized the Dutchmen who founded New York, many writers have handled the history of America''s chief city. Notable among them has been Mrs. Lamb, and it was thought her work left nothing undone. Mr. Todd, how ever, thought the picturesque story would be well re-told in language and form more likely to be attractive to young people, and this book is th...