In 1999, Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace published “Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.” This volume covered several hundred years from Native American settlements and Dutch New Amsterdam to the merging of New York and Brooklyn and the Spanish-American War in 1898 in 1,382
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I taught every grade from 7-12, with the exception of 8th, going through myriad curricula, from creative writing to world literature, and everything in between. And all the while, I never felt settled until I got my chance at a full time job. If you'll allow me a stretch–as you so often do–the situation I was in is
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