The only reference book of its kind offers a wealth of entertaining facts about New York from prehistory to the present, containing more than four thousand entries on a wide range of topics, along with hundreds of illustrations and maps. UP.
New York Through the Centuries
This major anthology brings together the best literary writing about New York--from O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John Steinbeck to Paul Auster and James Baldwin
"Defining America" wurde von Pulitzerpreisträger David Halberstam zusammengestellt, der führende amerikanische Intellektuelle um einen Beitrag zum Charakter der Nation gebeten hat. "Defining America" rückt unterschiedliche Kapitel aus Amerikas Geschichte ins Licht. Die "GI Bill of Rights" von 1944 bot Kriegsheimkehrern aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg die Möglichkeit, das College zu besuchen. Schon der "Morrill Act" von 1862 bestimmte, die Mittel aus dem Verkauf von bundeseigenem Grundbesitz für die Einrichtungen von Colleges zu verwenden. Ziel war eine praktisch orientierte Hochschulbildung für die ganze Gesellschaft.
Brooklyn -- famed for its bridge, its long-departed Dodgers, its Botanic Garden, and its accent -- is the most populous borough in New York City and arguably the most colorful. Generously illustrated with both historical and contemporary photographs, this book is an indispensable and entertaining guide, taking us on a tour of some 90 neighborhoods (including ghost neighborhoods that no longer exist) and identifying the boundaries of each one through a neighborhood profile and a street map. This book promises to be an essential resource for past, present, and future residents. This book is a joint publication of the Citizens Committee for New York City and Yale University Press.