{"product_id":"city-on-a-grid-how-new-york-became-new-york-9780306825491","title":"City on a Grid: How New York Became New York","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gerard Koeppel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNew York City Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told story of the grid that ate Manhattan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou either love it or hate it, but nothing says New York like the street grid of Manhattan. This is its story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCity on a Grid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best account to date of the process by which an odd amalgamation of democracy and capitalism got written into New York's physical DNA.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Intriguing...breezy and highly readable.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCity on a Grid\u003c\/i\u003e tells the too little-known tale of how and why Manhattan came to be the waffle-board city we know.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] expert investigation into what made the city special.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fun, fascinating, and accessible read for those curious enough to delve into the origins of an amazing city.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Koeppel is the very best sort of writer for this sort of history.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoanoke Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355742691479,"sku":"9780306825491","price":1676.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306825491.webp?v=1767105591","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/city-on-a-grid-how-new-york-became-new-york-9780306825491","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}