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The big oyster by mark kurlansky5/13/2023 ![]() Travellers to New York were also keen to experience the famous New York oyster houses. ![]() In a dubious endorsement, William Makepeace Thackeray said that eating a New York oyster was like eating a baby. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters, especially in the late 1800s, when Europe and America enjoyed a decades-long oyster craze. Book excerpt: When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. Book Synopsis The Big Oyster by : Mark KurlanskyÄownload or read book The Big Oyster written by Mark Kurlansky and published by Random House. ![]()
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