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The Ecologist Surveying What NYC Looked Like Before the Concrete

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.

1 November 2026Live

Sources

The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/nyregion/nyc-book-before-new-york-mannahatta.html

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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