Collections For The New-York Historical Society For The Year 1891, (Paperback)

A vivid ledger of a city in flux. History in raw, exacting detail. Collections For The New-York Historical Society For The Year 1891 presents a New-York Historical Society collection of historical society records and primary source documents, a rare direct glimpse of nineteenth century history. This American history anthology gathers contemporary papers that capture civic debate, social networks and everyday commerce across 1890s New York City and Gilded Age America. It suits both the reading table of the curious and the desk of scholars: accessible narrative texture for casual readers; reliable academic reference material for local history research, historians and genealogists. As a museum archives collection and a piece among rare historical publications, the volume preserves documentary traces that illuminate both metropolitan life and national change. Its significance is twofold: evidential and evocative; scholars will find original material for citation, while genealogists and local researchers discover threads that trace families and institutions. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A welcome addition for casual readers seeking vivid historical scene-setting, and for classic-literature collectors who prize provenance and rarity.