Waterfront Manhattan

“Rich in historical, sociological, and economic detail . . . a new way to look at the ascendancy and growth of America’s most important city.” — Civil Engineering With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world’s busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place where millions of immigrants entered the Promised La