Gotham unbound: the ecological history of greater New York

Part 1. Under water, 1609-1789. Entrepôt ; George Washington stepped here

Part 2. The great transformation, 1790-1920. The reticulation ; Adventures in drainage ; The revenge of Thomas Dongan ; The open loop ; The exploding metropolis ; Two-dimensional Gotham

Part 3. Night comes to the marshes, 1900-1980. The road to Hermitville ; The landscapers of Queens ; The wilds of Staten Island ; The massifs of Fresh Kills ; The great Hackensack disappearing act

Part 4. The green colossus, 1960-2012. The age of limits ; The Big Apple biome ; The future of New York.