New York: An Illustrated History
by Ric Burns, James Sanders, Lisa Ades
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Author: James Sanders, Lisa Ades, Ric BurnsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-02
ISBN: 0375710329
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Knopf
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Book Review: A Wonderful Epic
Summary: 5 Stars
Washington, D.C. may be the capitol of the United States, but New York is the capitol of America. Throughout American history, New York has been the country's trailblazer, pioneering methods of transportation, communications, and commerce, spawning new forms of popular culture, experimenting with radical politics, and most importantly, establishing itself as the very essence of the capitalistic, democratic melting pot America has come to symbolize. This beautifully illustrated tome is part mesmerizing coffee table book and part in-depth history text, detailing nearly four centuries of life in the nation's most dynamic city.
The book contains a wealth of information on the city's unique dynamics, including the turbulent relationships between wealthy elites, poor immigrants from every corner of the Earth, and the African American population that forms the city's second oldest demographic group. Social upheaval has been a frequent feature of New York life, which is unsurprising in light of the city's extremes of wealth and poverty. "An Illustrated History" tells the stories of many of these conflicts: the Civil War draft riots, the Triangle shirtwaist fire and the labor reforms that came in its wake, the devastation of the Great Depression, and much more. It also tells a story of social change, including the efforts of reformers such as Al Smith and Fiorello La Guardia and the struggle of each ethnic group to find its own version of the American dream.
500 full color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations make for a visual feast, from charming illustrations of New York in its early rural state to iconic photographs of daring workers atop skyscraper frames to Jacob Riis' groundbreaking images of life in the city's poorest tenements. I did find myself wishing, however, that the book included some modern maps.
This epic book spans such a wide arc of history--and includes so many facets of that history-- that it is impossible to sum up in a single review. It's a good thing there is so much to devour, because you won't want to put it down.
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