The Hudson-Fulton CelebrationAn invaluable window on how New York self consciously and very publicly transformed itself from a city that was merely the largest to an undisputed world class metropolis. . . . A rich historical record of newspapers, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, and graphics . . . offers a new lens to examine identity, industry, and environment.Kenneth T. Jackson, from the Foreword For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself the biggest