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The history of New York City is written in its streets; uncover 400 years of innovation through the true stories of the visionaries, risk-takers, dreamers, and schemers who built Manhattan. Witness life during the city's earliest days, when Greenwich Village was a bucolic suburb and disease was a fact of daily life. Explore the city's dark side, from the slums of Five Points to Harlem's Prohibition-era speakeasies, and find out which park covers a sea of unmarked graves. Then see it all for yourself with guided walking tours of each of Manhattan's historic neighbourhoods, illustrated with colour photographs and period maps. AUTHOR: A third-generation New Yorker, James Roman has regaled listeners with his chronicles of old New York as a real estate broker and sales manager for 15 years in Manhattan, and as a lecturer at the Real Estate Board of New York and New York University. He served as Editorial Contributor to New York Living magazine for six years, and contributes regularly to publications that document emerging technology. Readers can find him on re-runs of the HBO television series Six Feet Under, a break he attributes more to luck than to acumen. SELLING POINTS: . NEW: paintings of New York scenes by Ashcan school artists and "Then and Now" photos . NEW: theatre district (Broadway) chapter . 26 meticulously researched articles on dramatic stories from Manhattan history including episodes from the lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stanford White, Gertrude Whitney, Donald Trump, and more . 9 easy-to-follow neighbourhood walking tours . New York townhouse styles . Complete index The Chronicles series takes a look at the history behind some of the most fascinating cities in the world. Each book introduces the major characters that shaped the city, then offers comprehensive walking tours to see how their legacies shaped the cities today. To the date 9 titles have been released for New York, Paris, London, Rome, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Las Vegas. Museyon Guides is an award-winning independent publisher of cultural travel guide books and children's books. Additional content from Museyon and the Chronicles series can be found at www.museyon.com and at facebook.com/museyon 390 photos and illustrations, 60 maps

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Exploring the Devilish History in the City of the Angels There's more to Los Angeles than lights, camera, action; discover the city yourself with these guided walking tours of LA's historic neighbourhoods, illustrated with colour photographs and period maps. From the city's early days marked by robber barons and oil wells to the invention of the movie camera, Chronicles of Old Los Angeles explains how the Wild West became the Left Coast, how Alta California became the 31st state, and how ethnic waves built Los Angeles from Native Americans to Spaniards, Latinos, Chinese, Japanese, and all the characters that crowded into California during the Gold Rush.

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Discover one of America's most fascinating cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Las Vegas's 150-year history. James Roman takes readers on a tour through the glamorous and sometimes sordid history of Las Vegas, and explains how a railroad town transformed itself into "The Entertainment Capital of the World." Essays explore the major historic events from the founding of "Sin City" to the building of the Hoover Dam and the rise of the Rat Pack at the Sands to Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo and establishment of the Mafia-controlled casinos. 'Chronicles of Old Las Vegas' appeals to history buffs, Las Vegas residents and Las Vegas tourists alike: SELLING POINTS: . Sidebars including a recipe for the famous Vegas Atomic cocktail . Intriguing tales of Vegas celebrities from Frank Sinatra to Elvis to Liberace to Siegfried and Roy . Suggested day trips to Mormon State Park and the Hoover Dam AUTHOR: After regaling readers with his Chronicles of Old New York, James Roman returns to Museyon Guides with more chronicles, this time from the American West. As a writer based in Los Angeles, Mr. Roman has lectured at the University of Southern California, served as Editorial Contributor to New York Living magazine for six years, and contributes regularly to publications that document emerging technology. In Las Vegas casinos, he is notoriously lucky at Roulette. MUSEYON GUIDES CHRONICLES SERIES 9780984633449 Chronicles of Old Rome: Exploring Italy's Eternal City 9780984633401 Chronicles of Old Boston: Exploring New England's Historic Capital 9780984633487 Chronicles of Old Chicago: Exploring the History and Lore of the Windy City 9780984633418 Chronicles of Old Las Vegas: Exposing Sin City's High-Stakes History 9780984633432 Chronicles of Old London: Exploring Historic Neighborhoods 9780982232064 Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhatten's Landmark Neighbors 9780984633425 Chronicles of Old Paris: Exploring the Historic City of Light

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