Description
Book SynopsisFrom 19th-century paintings of fires raging through New York to scenes of Manhattan engulfed by a gigantic wave in the movie "Deep Impact", images of the city's end have been diverse. This book investigates 2 centuries of imagined cataclysms visited upon New York, and offers a perspective to our understanding of the events of September 11, 2001.
Trade Review"An informative and provocative read."—Tama Starr,
Wall Street Journal -- Tama Starr * Wall Street Journal *
"Erudite but lavishly illustrated."—Sam Roberts,
New York Times -- Sam Roberts * New York Times *
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The City's End explores the imaginative and often profitable ways that filmmakers, writers, and artists have blown up, incinerated, drowned or depopulated New York City. . . . Page thoughtfully analyzes why the city's ruination has been such an enduringly popular theme."—Ann Levin,
Newsday -- Ann Levin * Newsday *
