Epic of New York City (Dorset Reprints - Old Town Books) - Hardcover

Ellis.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0880295163 ISBN 13: 9780880295161

Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S., 1990

Synopsis

In swift, witty chapters that flawlessly capture the pace and character of New York City, acclaimed diarist Edward Robb Ellis presents his masterpiece: a thorough, and thoroughly readable, history of America's largest metropolis. Ellis narrates some of the most significant events of the past three hundred years and more the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's fatal duel, the formation of the League of Nations, the Great Depression from the perspective of the city that experienced, and influenced, them all. Throughout, he infuses his account with the strange and delightful anecdotes that a less charming tour guide might omit, from the story of the city's first, block-long subway to that of the blizzard of 1888 that turned Macy's into one big slumber party. Playful yet authoritative, comprehensive yet intimate, The Epic of New York City confirms the words of its own epigraph, spoken by Oswald Spengler: "World history is city history," particularly when that city is the Big Apple.

About this title

Review:

"The best one-volume history of the metropolis ever published."

Book Description:

From acclaimed diarist Edward Robb Ellis, the irresistible classic Pete Hamill calls "the best one-volume history of the metropolis ever published."

About this edition

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0880295163
• ISBN 13: 9780880295161
• Binding: Hardcover