In no sense a book for inquiring tourists, but rather a history of
New York from the days of the Dutch to the present as recorded by
gifted visitors over the period. The author gives us a portrait of
New York as it grew from a small seaport to one of the largest and
certainly a unique world city. He enriches his story by the
comments of visitors in each era. Dickens, Trollope, Macaulay,
Kipling- these and countless others wrote of New York as it
appeared to them. We get a picture of a cosmopolitan, multifaceted
city, whose vast immigrant population gave it a varied flavor. We
see it pushing its boundaries from the Battery to the outlying
areas of 14th Street. We see it crowding every available spot in
its island limits, digging underground, building into the clouds,
expanding to include the mainland areas and other islands. We see a
city of wealth and poverty, of a prevailing tingle of opportunity;
Professor Still has managed to capture its excitement and savor.
Those who have never been here will understand the city better. New
Yorkers will view it with a new sense of pride. (Kirkus Reviews)
A collection of some 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and
letters, plus numerous b&w photos and reproductions, capturing
a panoramic picture of the city from Dutch days to the 1950s.
Pieces by authors such as James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens,
and Mark Twain are organized chronologically, covering eras such as
the early national period, the emergence of the modern city
(1870-1900), and the golden generation (1900-1930). A new
introduction by James F. Richardson brings the account up to date.
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