Books by Oliver E. Allen and Complete Book Reviews
Oliver E. Allen, Author Atheneum Books $27.5 (365p) ISBN 978-0-689-11960-6
Allen, a former editor and writer for Time-Life Books, spans in one entertaining volume New York City's history, from its earliest days as a bustling port to its recognition as financial capital of the world. Using as his leitmotif the great harbor,
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Oliver E. Allen, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $19.95 (196p) ISBN 978-0-395-39395-6
Would-be gardeners, frustrated by limited space, should be encouraged by Allen's ( The Vegetable Gardener's Journal, Decorating with Plants, etc.) practical, comprehensible and thorough recommendations of small plants. The section, for example, on...
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Oliver E. Allen, Author Da Capo Press $24.9 (336p) ISBN 978-0-201-62463-2
The Tammany Society, named after a legendary Native American chief, was formed in 1789 to resist an aristocratic political system. In a painstakingly researched study, Allen ( New York, New York: A History of the World's Most Exhilarating City )...
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