Description
Book SynopsisPreviously published as An American Metropolis, this book is a punchy, definitive history of New York and has been updated to include new material on the Giuliani administration and the events of September 2001.
Trade Review"A splendid work of history that expands our understanding and appreciation of New York City . . . a concise, clear, and meaningful guidebook covering New York's long past." * Journal of American History *
"Here, as in New York itself, may be found everything and everyone, from the first inept Dutch leader, William Verhulst, to the number of saloons in 1820, to the budget debacles of the 1970s." * The New York Times Book Review *
"Lankevich has done the near-impossible and packed almost four centuries of New York City into one slim history . . . a deft survey." * New York History *
Table of Contents1. New Amsterdam Becomes New York 2. An English Town Becomes an American City 3. National Capital City 4. Building a Modern City 5. The Age of the Bosses 6. America's First Metropolis 7. Governing the World's Greatest City 8. The La Guardia Era 9. The Long Slide 10. Disaster and Rebirth 11. Contemporary New York
