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Michelle Nevius

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http://www.insidetheapple.net

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Travel, History

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August 2008

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Michelle is a New York City-based historian and walking tour guide (www.walknyc.com).

With her husband, James, she has written three books: a concise walking tour guide book called Frommer's 24 Great Walks in New York (released in March 2008) and Inside the Apple A Streetwise History of New York City, which came out in March 2009, and their new book, Footprints in New York Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers. ...more

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On February 14, 1849 -- 170 years ago today -- President James K. Polk sat down in the photography studio of Mathew Brady in New York City to have his portrait taken. This photo is the earliest surviving photograph of a president taken while he was in office. Though there's a rumor that a daguerreotype of William Henry Harrison was shot during his one month in office in 1841, that photo has ne Read more of this blog post »

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	Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City by Michelle Nevius (Goodreads Author), James Nevius (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Footprints in New York: Tracing The Lives Of Four Centuries Of New Yorkers by James Nevius (Goodreads Author), Michelle Nevius (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's 24 Great Walks in New York 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nowy Jork. Miejskie opowiesci: Historia, Mity, Tajemnice. by Michelle Nevius (Goodreads Author), James Nevius (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	24 Great Walks 1st (first) edition Text Only 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Michelle Nevius wrote a new blog post Postcard Thursday: The Year in Curbed The Elevated Railway near Morningside Park'Tis the season for year-end wrap-ups and "Best of 2018" lists.James is pleased to have been awarded two sl Read more of this blog post »
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