Thomas Downing, New York's Oyster King

Joanne Reitano

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Publisher:: Indy Pub, 09/2024
Binding:: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9798330446490
Item number:: 11982754
Volume:: 100 Pages
Weight:: 159 g
Format:: 229 x 152 mm
Thickness:: 6 mm
Release date:: 25.9.2024
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Blurb

Thomas Downing, the son of free slaves, rose from collecting oysters to running New York City's most elegant oyster restaurant. He became New York City's early 19th-century Oyster King and a prominent reformer. Honesty, hard work, and generosity earned him respect across the color line. Downing's story is tied to the rise, fall, and revival of the oysters themselves. Exploitation was replaced by appreciation and the restoration of oyster reefs to revive the harbor. Both stories are inspiring.