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Mirror For Gotham - New York as Seen by Contemporaries from Dutch Days to the Present (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R1,040
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Mirror For Gotham - New York as Seen by Contemporaries from Dutch Days to the Present (Paperback, New Ed): Bayrd Still

Mirror For Gotham - New York as Seen by Contemporaries from Dutch Days to the Present (Paperback, New Ed)

Bayrd Still

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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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Imprint: Fordham University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 1999
First published: 1994
Authors: Bayrd Still
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 417
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8232-1529-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Biography > General
Books > Travel > Places & peoples: general interest
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LSN: 0-8232-1529-6
Barcode: 9780823215294

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