Opis: New York: The Story of a Great City

Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city's limits. New York: The Story of A Great City tells concisely and entertainingly how the city developed from the land inhabited by the Lenape people to the great metropolis it is today. Organised both thematically and chronologically, the book brings the city's history to life. The book contains stunning images as wells as documents printed on the page, which includes, diary extracts, immigration papers, maps, newspaper clippings, playbills, letters and posters; highlighting the ups and downs of the city's past. As Agatha Christie once said, "It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City, New York City is itself a detective story." Now the reader can discover that story in the comfort of his or her own armchair.Introduction; New Amsterdam and New York; New York in the Revolution; Rising Economic Power; The Port of New York; Science and Invention; Coming to America; Politics, New York Style; The Underworld, Merchants, Workers and Unions; Wall Street; Transportation in New York; The Sporting Life; Pleasure Grounds; On Broadway; Land of the Skyscraper; The Five-Borough City; Bohemia; Harlem and Spanish Harlem; Take Me Out of the Ball Game; New York at War; City of Arts; The Literary Trade; On the Runway; Media Capital; New York's Finest and Bravest; Making a Splash; Cultural Institutions; A Modern Melting Pot.

Szczegóły: New York: The Story of a Great City

Tytuł: New York: The Story of a Great City
Producent: Andre Deutsch
ISBN: 9780233004402
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 160
Oprawa: Twarda

Recenzje: New York: The Story of a Great City