I Never Knew That About New York - Christopher Winn

I Never Knew That About New York

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2014
Plume (Verlag)
978-0-14-218063-1 (ISBN)
17,85 inkl. MwSt
A treasure trove of fascinating trivia about the city that never sleeps

Did you know:


   • Grand Central Terminal is the largest railway station in the world.
   • Columbus Circle is the point from which all official distances to and from New York are measured
   • When Queen Elizabeth II visited Trinity Church in 1976, she was presented with 279 peppercorns in back rent
   • Macy’s owns almost a full city block…but not the real estate its famous sign featuring its signature red bag is on.
Take a delightful journey from the bottom of the island of Manhattan to the top and discover extraordinary facts about New York along the way.  You’ll find yourself saying,  “I never knew that about New York!”

CHRISTOPHER WINN is a freelance writer and avid collector of trivia. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.3.2014
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 213 mm
Gewicht 266 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Spielen / Raten
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
Reiseführer Europa Irland
Reiseführer Nord- / Mittelamerika USA
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-14-218063-7 / 0142180637
ISBN-13 978-0-14-218063-1 / 9780142180631
Zustand Neuware
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