New York City Neighborhoods: The 18th Century [Paperback]

An archaeological study of the growth of Manhattan during the colonial period, this book documents the emergence of Manhattan as the center of class-structured capitalist commercialism in the new nation-state. A new introduction by the author updates her analysis in light of subsequent excavations at urban sites (both in New York and elsewhere) and theoretical advances in the understanding of urban public space. Originally published by Academic Press in 1990.

"...a welcome contribution to the current arena of available books [...] strongly recommended to any historical archaeologist focused on the colonial period or interested in urban sites. It is invaluable for the study of New York City, as it provides a context for the interpretation of archaeological data for any site on Manhattan Island, particularly during the 18th century. The value of this book beyond New York is in the structure and nature of analysis, and serves as a model that ideally could be repeated for every colonial city of North America.'"
Scott D. Stull
Historical Archaeology (44:2 (2010))