Radical Walking Tours of New York City

by Kayton, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9781888363661
• ISBN10: 1888363665
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

From Bowling Green, where a duplicitous Dutchman "bought" Manhattan Island from the Indians for $24 worth of seashells and hatchets, to Black Panther headquarters off 121st Street, where the mother of the late rap artist Tupac Shakur led community organizing efforts, this collection of nontraditional "walking tours" guides activists and history buffs through every neighborhood of the Big Apple. 30 photos.

Author Biography

Bruce Kayton has been a political activist for almost twenty-five years. He has been leading tours of New York City since 1991

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Preface to the Second Edition	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 15
Introduction	p. 19
Greenwich Village	p. 21
Greenwich Village I Tour	p. 23
Greenwich Village II Tour	p. 45
Greenwich Village III Tour	p. 57
The East Village	p. 71
East Village I Tour	p. 73
East Village II Tour	p. 85
Chelsea	p. 99
Chelsea-Ladies' Mile Tour	p. 101
Wall Street	p. 115
Wall Street Area Tour	p. 117
The Lower East Side	p. 137
Lower East Side I Tour	p. 139
Lower East Side II Tour	p. 153
City Hall	p. 165
City Hall Area Tour	p. 167
Harlem	p. 181
Harlem Tour	p. 183
Central Park	p. 205
Central Park Tour	p. 207
Other Important Sites in the Park	p. 220
About the Author	p. 221
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