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Book SynopsisAn eye-opening history of Manhattan told through its most celebrated street.
Trade Review"Wonderful. This isn’t only a history of Broadway—it’s a history of the entire city told through the story of the most famous street in America. Engagingly written and full of vivid characters. I couldn’t put it down." -- Kenneth T. Jackson, editor-in-chief, The Encyclopedia of New York City
"Meticulously researched…Leadon’s tale is a whirl of characters…It is a whirl, too, of events…graced with wry wit." -- Clyde Haberman - New York Times Book Review
"Part lively social history, part architectural survey, here is the story of Broadway—from 17th-century cow path to Great White Way." -- Wall Street Journal
"A new history of the street that tells the story of modern America." -- David Taylor - The Guardian
"Fran Leadon’s
Broadway uses the thirteen miles of the great New York avenue to tell the remarkable story of the city’s evolution—its landmarks and legends, its high-rollers and lowriders. Part architectural history, part social history, it’s a cornucopia of intellectual delights. Endlessly fascinating and full of fun." -- John Lahr
"A magical mystery tour of the street that invented American popular culture." -- Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz
"[An] entertaining look at how the growth and development of New York City’s most famous street paralleled that of Manhattan…A welcome complement to more daunting and encyclopedic volumes on New York’s history." -- Publishers Weekly
"Impressively detailed…A lively history of one of the most famous streets in America." -- Kirkus
"[Leadon's] knowledge is expansive…[
Broadway] is engagingly written and supplemented by good, easy-to-follow maps at each milestone." -- Booklist
