New Amsterdam: 1664 -- New York -- The Boston girl: 1735 -- The Philadelphia girl: 1741 -- Montayn's tavern: 1758 -- London: 1759 -- Abigail: 1765 -- The loyalist: 1770 -- The patriot -- Vanessa -- War: March 1776 -- Fire: 1776 -- Love: July 1777 -- The capital: 1790 -- Niagara: 1825 -- Past five points: 1849 -- Crystal palace: 1853 -- Lincoln: 1860 -- The draft: 1863 -- Moonlight sonata: 1871 -- Snow: 1888 -- Old England: 1896 -- Ellis Island: 1901 -- Empire State: 1917 -- Brooklyn: 1953 -- Verrazano Narrows: 1968 -- After dark: 1977 -- Giving birth: 1987 -- Millennium -- The board game: September 8, 2001 -- Epilogue: Summer 2009.
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A tale set against a backdrop of New York City's history from its founding through the September 11 attacks traces the experiences of characters who witness such periods as the Revolutionary War, the city's emergence as a financial giant, and the Gilded Age.