Excerpt from The Dominie of Harlem Many of the farmers had quit their fields a half hour earlier than usual that evening. Violence had been done to their most deeply rooted feelings when they were compelled to hurry the milking and to break the even tenor Of farm routine. This unusual tax upon nerve tissue had ruffled the feelings of the less stolid ones Of the little congregation. A few in the consistory room even allowed themselves a Slight expression Of impatience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Delilah of Harlem: A Story of the New York City of to-Day From a safe' distance, Maxwell, (a genial Mephisto, ) watched with glee Burnham's onward and upward career in Harlem's best circles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from New Harlem Past and Present: The Story of an Amazing Civic Wrong, Now at Last to Be Righted The Town of New Harlem is to come into its own. It was never legally merged into the City of New York. Its boundaries are fixed by irrefutable patents; its rights entrenched in the constitutional inviolability of a Trust. To tell the story of the Town is the purpose of the chapters immediately following. The author of these pages has chosen in this brief space to set forth those features of Harlem's history which might not only lead up to the legal questions at issue, but illuminate the domestic and social life of an interesting period. Details, humble in themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Harlem of to-Day, Illustrated: A Glimpse at Its Past, Present and Future; Prominent Business Men, Public Buildings, Churches, Clubs, Places of Amusement, Etc Another contract which will soon be given out is for the erection of the foundations for the central columns of the structure. These will be more massive than those at the sides, and will reach from the bottom of the present cut up to the level of the street. They will be the main support of the structure when it is completed. Before this the trestle will have to be stiffened and braced by temporary trusses, the erection of which Will involve a large amount of additional work. Eventually, however, the latter will be taken down, the central pillars erected and the cut filled up, making the street under the structure level all the way h'om One Hundred and Fifteenth Street up to the Harlem River. All this space, which is now occupied by the cut, will then be opened to vehicles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Harlem Library The system of numbering, which accounts for our omission of the size in the description of a book, calls for a brief explanation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Harlem: An Historical Narrative Delivered at Harlem Music Hall, April 24th, 1882, Before a Very Large and Highly Appreciative Audience Also an interesting appended history of New York, from 1598 to 1674. Also a Business Directory of the leading business firms in Har lem, all of which will be valuable information to every inhabitant of Manhattan Island. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.