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Title: New York : An Illustrated History by Ric Burns, James Sanders, Lisa Ades ISBN: 0-375-71032-9 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent, Glittering History of the "City of Cities"
Comment: This book is so complete in its description of events from New York City's very beginnings, through its infancy, its growing pains, and its present status as possibly the greatest city in the world.
The detailed explanation of events is awe-inspiring, fascinating, and makes one feel as if they were there to witness it all.
Being a New York State resident, this book makes me feel proud to be a New Yorker! Thanks to the authors, and all associated with this work for a wonderful piece of history.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Contrast of Rich and Poor Vividly Displayed
Comment: Every history book has a slant. This one has several, but the most dramatic one is the portrayal of the vast gulf between rich and poor that has long been part of New York City's uniqueness. Each side gets a lot of attention. A secondary slant is the theme of the city's change from a rural area into a metropolis with manufacturing to the modern city mostly of financial markets, stores, entertainment, and residents.
To keep it interesting, the book also goes out of its way to provide little known factoids. For example, Manhattan was probably purchased for cash rather than trinkets and the value of the cash was closer to $600 than the famed $24 we all have heard so much about (someone used the wrong currency exchange rate in the past). There's a nice story about the origins of Typhoid Mary, who inadvertently poisoned those she cooked for. You will also learn that disease was once so rampant that 1 in 25 adults died each year. Without immigrants, the city would not have grown.
Those who are descended from those who immigrated through Ellis Island into one of the ethnic neighborhoods will find many photos to remind them of their heritage. There are also excellent photographic perspectives on the development of the African American community beginning from the Dutch slaveholding days.
The development of the major bridges is one of the visual pleasures of the book. The building of Central Park is a close second. The water piping pictures are quite remarkable, as well.
The book will delight those who do not know much about New York City, but would like to know more. Coming from California, New York City did not get much attention in the history books after the Revolutionary War except when financial markets crumbled. So much of this was new to me.
The book will probably be even more of a delight to those who are from New York City. This is almost like a family album.
I got a lot of pleasure from seeing how areas in the city that I know well have changed over the years. In many cases, you get to see an intersection as a farm, then as a tenement, then as a skyscraper, and sometimes even as a second (more famous) skyscraper.
There is also a lot that is missing. You will find little about higher education (except the building of Columbia in Morningside Heights), museums, libraries, and the magnificent interior art in New York. Performing arts are almost excluded except for Vaudeville and Broadway. The development of air transportation and television are also little developed. But one volume cannot do everything.
When you are done, ask yourself, "What are the irresistible forces about a great city that must be taken advantage of?" That can be a useful guide to ordinary citizens as well as those who provide services in such metropolises.
Have a great visit to New York City!
Rating: 5
Summary: A must-have!
Comment: I remember glancing at this book for the first time last spring, at the bookstore in Jersey Gardens...I must have been in there for over an hour, and even made myself comfortable sitting on the floor. This book is just great; and although it's next to impossible to squeeze every detail about NYC into one book (Try 'Gotham' if that's what you're going for), this book is definately one of the finest out there. I knew within the first 5 minutes that I wanted this book. The pictures and drawings featured are simply amazing, and would fascinate any NYC history buff for sure. Point in case- Get this book!
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Title: The Historical Atlas of New York City : A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City's History by Alice Hudson, Eric Homberger ISBN: 0805060049 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of NYC Series) by Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace ISBN: 0195140494 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title:New York (7 Episode PBS Boxed Set) ASIN: B00005NC51 Publisher: Pbs Home Video Pub. Date: 25 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $139.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $125.98 |
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Title: The Encyclopedia of New York City by Kenneth T. Jackson, New-York Historical Society ISBN: 0300055366 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title:New York - The Center of the World (Part 8) ASIN: B0000AQS6X Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.48 |
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