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The Measure of Manhattan: The Tumultuous Career and Surprising Legacy of John Randel, Jr., Cartographer, Surveyor, Inventor

The first biography of a nineteenth-century genius, the man who plotted Manhattanâ€™s famous city grid.John Randel Jr. (1787â€“1865) was an eccentric and flamboyant surveyor. Renowned for his inventiveness as well as for his bombast and irascibility, Randel was central to Manhattanâ€™s development but died in financial ruin. Telling Randelâ€� More »

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The Average Review score is 4.0 on a scale of 5.0. Total 13 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Biographies & Memoirs might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 22 June

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[ 5.0 stars ] "this is the first book I've purchased for my Kindle. The history of Manhattan as well as some areas of Upstate New York is interesting. The maps and illustrations are fantastic. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Biographies & Memoirs review is genenrated by R. Murphy which was written on August 3, 2013
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Biographies & Memoirs out of 2 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "This book is full of interesting information. The narrative is cogent, and it is enlightening to learn how the grid was conceived and implemented. For people who love New York, this is a must-read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Biographies & Memoirs review is genenrated by Macon Phillips "Macon Phillips, MD" which was written on July 28, 2013
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Very interesting topic. Amaqzing that the grid plan onlytook 4 years tobe conceived and almost 20 to carry it out. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Biographies & Memoirs review is genenrated by Angela Stone which was written on July 14, 2013
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Biographies & Memoirs out of 2 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 2.0 stars ] ""The Measure of Manhattan," Marguerite Holloway's first book, won praise from The New York Times's reviewer. His description of it led me to expect a straight-ahead political history of the imposition of the street grid plan on Manhattan comparable to, say, Robert Caro's political history of Robert Moses's imposition on the city of infrastructure development a century and a half l ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Biographies & Memoirs review is genenrated by Robert E. Olsen which was written on July 1, 2013
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[ 4.0 stars ] "This is a step back in history and tells a story that I as a Manhattanite, I did not know. Well worth the read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Biographies & Memoirs review is genenrated by Frank Fletcher which was written on May 10, 2013
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Available	Yes
Author	Marguerite Holloway
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780393071252
Edition	1
ISBN	0393071251
Label	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
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NumberOfPages	384
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ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2013-02-18
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Studio	W. W. Norton & Company
Title	The Measure of Manhattan: The Tumultuous Career and Surprising Legacy of John Randel, Jr., Cartographer, Surveyor, Inventor

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