I Never Knew That About New York

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First published by in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing.

First American printing 2013.

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA:

Winn, Christopher.

I never knew that about New York / Christopher Winn; illustrations by Mai Osawa.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-14-218063-1

ISBN 978-1-101-63485-1 (eBook)

1. New York (N. Y.)—Description and travel. 2. New York (N. Y.)—History. 3. New York (N. Y.)—Biography. I. Title.

F128.3.W83 2013

974.7—dc23

2013022582

Original design by Peter Ward

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