Download or read book We Built This City: New York City written by Amelia LaRoche and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·Reading Level: Grades 3-6 ·Learn the history of the land where New York is now located, New Amsterdam and its association with the Lenape Native American tribe, how it got the name "The City that Never Sleeps", the fur wars, the Harlem Renaissance, the great building boom of high rises and skyscrapers, the Twin Towers Memorial, and interesting sights to see when visiting the Big Apple like The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Central Park, and the Empire State Building. ·Includes historical and current pictures of New York City chronology of events (spanning 1600s to today), includes the Twin Tower memorial, chapter notes, suggested reading, glossary. ·Features maps of the land and city. ·Includes information on all five boroughs.