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James Dabney McCabe
James Dabney McCabe was a 19th-century American author and historian known for his works on various topics including biographies, history, and social issues. Among his notable works are "The Centennial History of the United States," which provided a comprehensive account of the nation's first century, and "The Lights and Shadows of New York Life," which explored life in the bustling metropolis. McCabe was a prolific writer who covered a wide range of subjects, including travel guides and encyclopedic volumes. His writing was influential during his time and contributed to the popular literature of the post-Civil War period.
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CHAPTER I. STEPHEN GIRARD. One May morning, in the year 1776, the mouth of the Delaware Bay was shrouded in a dense fog, which cleared away toward noon, and revealed several vessels just off the capes. From one of these, a sloop, floated the flag of France and a signal of distress. An American ship ran alongside the stranger, in answer to her signal, and found that the French captain had lost his...
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PREFACE. It is the desire of every American to see New York, the largest and most wonderful city in the Union. To very many the city and its attractions are familiar, and the number of these persons is increased by thousands of new comers every year. A still greater number, however, will know the Great City only by the stories that reach them through their friends and the newspapers. They may...
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK. The City of New York is the largest and most important in America. Its corporate limits embrace the whole of Manhattan Island, on which it is situated, and which is bounded by the Hudson, the East and Harlem rivers, and by Spuyten Duyvil creek, which last connects the Harlem with the Hudson. Being almost entirely surrounded by deep water, and lying within sight of the ocean, and...
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