Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee (1900–1964)

"Old New York--its citizens, its fire house and firemen, its vanished neighborhoods and towns, its water courses and streets--all are presented here in a story of the past that forms a background of the character, appearance, and surge of New York as it is today."

This is a copy of "As You Pass By" written by Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee, published by Hastings House in 1952. The 270 page hardcover is an amazing look at the history of New York City's early days, much of it seen through the eyes of the volunteer Fire Laddie. Includes over 500 illustrations, including some in color, as well as an incredible directory of lost and forgotten streets of the city.… (mehr)