As the Big Apple celebrates her four hundredth anniversary, we
present "New York 400", a one-of-a-kind celebration of the greatest
city in America. In the four hundred years since Henry Hudson''s
arrival at the shores of what is present-day New York, the city has
grown to become the ''Capital of the World''. "New York 400" focuses
not just on landmarks but also on everyday city life over the past
four centuries. The people, arts, culture, politics, and drama
unfold through hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and a
fascinating survey of the city that never sleeps. The book includes
essays from leading historians on the New York of yesterday and
today. Broken down into sixteen chapters, the book takes us from
the days of Peter Stuyvesant in the seventeenth century through to
Mayors Rudy Guiliani, Michael Bloomberg, and the modern melting pot
that is New York in the twenty-first century. Features of this
title are as mentioned below. New York''s 400th Birthday - massive
media coverage of the anniversary will ensure that worldwide
attention is fixed on New York City. A one-of-a-kind tribute to the
city that never sleeps, "New York 400" focuses not just on
landmarks but also on everyday life in the city over the past four
centuries, told through hundreds of rare photographs and essays by
some of the most prominent New York writers of yesterday and today.
Everyone''s New York - the city attracts more than 40 million
tourists per year from around the world. Leading NY authorities -
the book includes essays from many leading historians. Unpublished
and rare photos - with unprecedented access to a vast archive of
over 1.5 million objects and images, this is a visual history of
the city of New York like no other. The Museum of the City of New
York''s name says it all. It has a unique mandate - to explore the
past, present, and future of New York and celebrate the city''s
heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation.
Its unparalleled collections, including photography, sculpture,
costumes, toys, and decorative arts, enables the Museum to present
a variety of exhibitions, public programmes, and publications
investigating what gives New York its singular character.
關於作者：
The Museum of the City of New York Prominent New York author
John Thorn Total Baseball, the Armchair series is the book’s
editor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mike Wallace served as
historical advisor. Among the essays are new contributions from
sixteen highly respected historians, including Jaap Jacobs, Edwin
Burrows, and Phillip Lopate.
目錄：
CHAPTER l THE ELUSIVE SHIFTING SAND
BY JAAP JACOBS
CHAPTER II OPEN CITY: NEW YORK AS A PORT TOWN IN
THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
BY SARA STIDSTONE GRONIM
CHAPTER Ill THE GIBRALTAR OF AMERICA
BY EDWIN G. BURROWS
CHAPTER IV "THE MAN ABOUT TOWN": MEN AND STYLE
IN AARON BURR''S NEW YORK
BY NANCY ISENBERG
CHAPTER V NEW YORK: THE CAPITAL CITY OF SEX
BY PATRICIA CLINE COHEN
CHAPTER VI SUGAR, SLAVES, AND THE RISE OF CUBAN NEW YORK
BY LISANDRO PEREZ
CHAPTER VI! STREET FIGHT: THE DRAFT RIOTS OF 1863
BY OWEN D, GUTFREUND
CHAPTER VIII MYSTERIES OF THE CITY: RETHINKING CORRUPTION
AND CRIME IN GILDED-AGE NYC
BY DANIEL CZITROM
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