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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: 0-8050-6004-9 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good but not complete
Comment: I just finished the Historical Atlas and while the book does a great job of touching on so many subjects in such a small space, it leaves a little to be desired because it does not focus on any one point in the city's development enough. I would have enjoyed the book more if it had a little more detail on how landmarks came to be where they are, and what the political an social culture of the city was at different time points that influenced the way the city developed. I suppose that wasn't the book's intent, though. Also, it would be nice to get a follow up chapter on the city's continued development since 1994. Overall, I thought the book was a good intro to NYC history, but I think I'm going to try a more in-depth history to fill in some gaps.
Rating: 4
Summary: A New York Primer
Comment: Mr. Homberger's book, as the subtitle explains, is a VISUAL celebration. And on that level, the book is highly successful. In other words, don't expect any in-depth, thorough analysis of 400 years of NYC history. (For that, read Burrows and Wallace's GOTHAM.) To me, the sections dealing with pre-Revolutionary War New York are the most valuable, and Ms. Hudson's artwork is at its best there. This book is a great introduction to NYC history. I've lent my copy to several people over the years, and I return to it, again and again. Read, learn and enjoy.
Rocco Dormarunno
Author of The Five Points
Rating: 4
Summary: NEW YORK CITY IN A NUTSHELL.
Comment: AS A DUDE FROM THE BRONX WHO IS A TRUE -BLUE NEW YORKER I FIND THIS TO BE AN INTERESTING BOOK. I LIKE THE MANY ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS THAT SHOW HOW PLACES I AM FAMILIAR WITH LOOKED WAY BACK IN THE DAY. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THIS HUGE CITY STARTING OUT AS A LITTLE VILLAGE IN LOWER MANHATTAN BUT THIS BOOK GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE THEN AND HOW THE CITY GREW TO BE WHAT IT IS TODAY. A GOOD BASIC HISTORY OF N.Y.C. FOR KIDS AND ADULTS. A MUST HAVE FOR NATIVES OF "NEW YAWK" AND ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN THIS GREAT CITY. P.S. DON'T FORGET THE WTC !!
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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: Old New York in Early Photographs by Mary Black ISBN: 0486229076 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1973 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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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: An Illustrated History by Ric Burns, James Sanders, Lisa Ades ISBN: 0375709681 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder ISBN: 0452283612 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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