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The Ecologist Surveying What NYC Looked Like Before the Concrete

1 November 2026 at 08:00
The ecologist Eric W. Sanderson surveys the historical landscape of New York in a new book that, at 900,000 words, is as massive as the city it chronicles.

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Eric W. Sanderson, a man in his habitat, told the story of Manhattan more than a decade ago. His new book, β€œBefore New York,” takes the measure of the city in full, from its earliest days.
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