Six Heritage Tours of the Lower East Side: A Walking Guide - Limmer, Ruth

Six Heritage Tours of the Lower East Side\nby Ruth Limmer\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Ruth Limmer\nTitle: Six Heritage Tours of the Lower East Side\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc\nPublisher: New York University Press\nPublication year: 1997\nISBN-13: 9780814751305\nISBN-10: 081475130X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAn illustrated (and educational) walking guide tour of Manhattan's astonishingly diverse Lower East SideMany of our nation's oldest ethnic communities trace their roots in this country to New York City's Lower East Side. A century ago, travelers to the area could attend a black-faced minstrel show performed by Irishmen, drink German lager, visit Jewish-run gambling houses, and dine on Chinese delicacie.