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Empire City : New York Through the Centuries by David Dunbar (2002, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780231109086
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231109083
ISBN-13
9780231109086
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2297807
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1008 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Empire City : New York Through the Centuries
Subject
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Social History, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), United States / General
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
51.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-067463
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"[Kenneth Jackson and David Dunbar's] excellent anthology of New York writings." -- Russell Shorto, New York Times Magazine, The sheer amount of out-of-the-way text and lore among these 158 pieces is worth the price of admission; the city comes alive through the texts it has produced., "The sheer amount of out-of-the-way text and lore among these 158 pieces is worth the price of admission; the city comes alive through the texts it has produced." -- Publishers Weekly, The city, in all its confounding glory, is the subject of Kenneth T. Jackson and David S. Dunbar's anthology, Empire City ., "A monumental documentary history of New York City... These documents illustrate much of the American experience beyond the five boroughs. This collection is of value to anyone who seeks to add eyewitness understanding to his or her perception of the development and growth of the United States." -- John A. Grigg, New York History, "The city, in all its confounding glory, is the subject of Kenneth T. Jackson and David S. Dunbar's anthology, Empire City ." -- New Yorker, A monumental documentary history of New York City... These documents illustrate much of the American experience beyond the five boroughs. This collection is of value to anyone who seeks to add eyewitness understanding to his or her perception of the development and growth of the United States., "A huge -- but readable -- collection of nearly 400 years of writing about New York." -- New York Magazine, "This volume is an anthology to be savored...Empire City is a treat for anyone who is interested in New York." -- Barbara Blumberg, The Historian, This volume is an anthology to be savored...Empire City is a treat for anyone who is interested in New York., "The city, in all its confounding glory, is the subject of Kenneth T. Jackson and David S. Dunbar's anthology, Empire City." -- New Yorker
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
974.7/1
Synopsis
The dean of New York history brings together a wide-ranging, eclectic, and entertaining survey of the best writing about the city of New York and its people, As perhaps never before in its extraordinary history, New York has captured the American imagination. This major anthology brings together not only the best literary writing about New York--from O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Paul Auster, and James Baldwin, among many others--but also the most revealing essays by politicians, philosophers, city planners, social critics, visitors, immigrants, journalists, and historians. The anthology begins with an account of Henry Hudson's voyage in 1609 and ends with an essay written especially for this book by John P. Avlon, former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's speechwriter, called "The Resilient City," on the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center as observed from City Hall. The editors have chosen some familiar favorites, such as Washington Irving's A History of New York and Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," as well as lesser-known literary and historical gems, such as Frederick Law Olmsted's plan for Central Park and Cynthia Ozick's "The Synthetic Sublime"--an updated answer to E. B. White's classic essay Here Is New York , which is also included. The variety and originality of the selections in Empire City offer a captivating account of New York's growth, and reveal often forgotten aspects of its political, literary, and social history., As perhaps never before in its extraordinary history, New York has captured the American imagination. This major anthology brings together not only the best literary writing about New York--from O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Paul Auster, and James Baldwin, among many others--but also the most revealing essays by politicians, philosophers, city planners, social critics, visitors, immigrants, journalists, and historians. The anthology begins with an account of Henry Hudson's voyage in 1609 and ends with an essay written especially for this book by John P. Avlon, former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's speechwriter, called -The Resilient City, - on the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center as observed from City Hall. The editors have chosen some familiar favorites, such as Washington Irving's A History of New York and Walt Whitman's -Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, - as well as lesser-known literary and historical gems, such as Frederick Law Olmsted's plan for Central Park and Cynthia Ozick's -The Synthetic Sublime---an updated answer to E. B. White's classic essay Here Is New York , which is also included. The variety and originality of the selections in Empire City offer a captivating account of New York's growth, and reveal often forgotten aspects of its political, literary, and social history.
LC Classification Number
F128.E47 2002
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