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By Lawrence N. Powell

America’s so much beguiling city began as a snake-infested, hurricane-battered swamp. via excessive imperial rivalries and bold settlers who risked their lives to achieve colonial the United States, the location turned a crossroads for the Atlantic international. Powell offers us the whole sweep of the city’s background from its founding via statehood.

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