01544cam a2200337 i 4500 334680160 TxAuBib 20171207120000.0 170530t20172016||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017022622 9781501163876 1501163876 (OCoLC)986202780 TxAuBib rda Spufford, Francis, 1964- Golden Hill : a novel of old New York / Francis Spufford. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2017. ©2016. 302 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a counting house door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith--amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he won't explain why, or where he comes from, or what he is planning to do in the colonies that requires so much money"-- Provided by publisher. 20171207. Manhattan (New York, N.Y) History 18th century Fiction. United States History 18th century Fiction. Historical fiction. Action and adventure fiction. T3L