New York

It is a compilation of municipal legislation, newspaper articles and other primary sources from 1620 to the thirties -- whenever it was completed. As I recall, it was three volumes and expensive. I talked my high school library into ordering a copy and had my students use it and N.Y.T. microfilm for extra credit research.

One of my students published a book about crime in N.Y.C. in the 1870. He has since published in the N.Y.T.

I recall reading about the problem of pigs being allowed to roam the streets. In 1720, this was forbidden. Other stuff was fun. Such as Peter Stuyvesant not being popular as governor of N.Y. Or the response to King George's Stamp Act where an estimated 2/3 of the city's populaton showed up at the harbor and chased away the ship carrying the stamps.