Written by maureen maryanski, reference librarian for printed collections. Comprising a history of the city of new york, a description of its present condition, and an estimate of its future increase, new york, g. Small labels such as tommy boy, profile, and def jam set up offices in more accessible locations. The empire state serves as a successor to david ellis a short history of new york state, for many years the standard onevolume account of the state but today outdated and long out of print. This book is owned by pam rietsch and is a part of the mardos memorial library. Newyork historical society empire state building, n. Jackson and a cast of thousandss the encyclopedia of new york city. In appetite city, the former new york times restaurant critic william grimes leads us on a grand historical tour of new york s dining culture. You are the visitor to this usgennet safesite since september 5, 2004 2004 book index book index. A handbook for new york states local government historians.
However, it is, as the title says, an encyclopedia, not a narrative book, and, like most encyclopedias. Pictorial map showing buildings and points of interest. The readings focus on the citys social and physical histories, and the class discussions compare new yorks development to patterns in other cities. Popular new york history books meet your next favorite book. Nov 22, 2017 building off a new york times feature that solicited reader input on the tchotchkes that best represent new york, robertss 2014 book is a compact, yet thorough, history of the greatest city in. New york troops saw service in most of the major campaigns of the war in the east and along the coast. It was to be a 5year tour, which he would document in a journal that now resides in the newyork historical societys collection. New york city became an important city during the revolutionary war period and for a brief time period, it was capital of the new united states after the colonies declared their independence. History of new york city lonely planet travel information. This tour benefits from early reserveline access for a roundtrip ferry trip, as well as an optional early morning departure time that puts you ahead of many sightseers. Independent bookstore and wine bar in the east village of nyc, serving coffee, beer, and wine in a cozy community space. Ann douglass book about the explosive cultural growth of new york city in the 1920s has exploded on the national media scene this spring.
What are the best nonfiction books about new york city. The history of new york state, lewis historical publishing company, inc. It was a replica of the flag which was raised at the same spot on november 25, 1783 evacuation day when george washingtons continental army had marched into new york city officially ending the american revolutionary war. A little maid of old new york by alice turner curtis tenyearold annette finds a way to prove her loyalty as a good american during the british occupation of new york city in the revolutionary war. It happened in new york city by fran capo and art and susan zuckerman, is an absolute delight. National archives at new york city 201 varick street, 12th floor new york, ny 10014 phone 18668401752 fax 2124011638 email. New york city history, united states history northeastern. So, in the 1990s crime dropped, powering a huge appetite for. Buy products related to books about new york city and see what customers say about books about new york city on. This is a group for people either new to new york city, or have called the city home for awhile and are interested in discovering new neighborhoods and learning more about the city s fascinating history, architecture and culture.
Welcome to the history of the city of new york project this is a virtual guidebook to historic new york city created by the students in professor sara fieldstons history of new york city course at seton hall university. New york city also became a destination for immigrants coming in to the country to begin a new life. Novels on new york in the 70s new york city in the 1970s was a time of hope and cheap rent. Newyork historical society 170 central park west at richard gilder way 77th street new york, ny 10024. The 25 best books about new york city history brick underground. As this new, modern dance both challenged and influenced other dances from ballet.
Francis spuffords historical novel is set in 1746 lower manhattan, a world of spies, thieves, card sharks and crooked bankers. We are wrapping up our monthlong celebration of american archives month with a post about the national archives at new york city. During the 1760s and 1770s, the city was a center of antibritish activityfor instance. Perhaps the best known book on this list, mcbrides memoir the color of water is only partially set in new york city. New york today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a. The five points neighborhood was the most gangridden and violent section of new york city at the time. The 20 years that made new york city the new york times. In the 1800s, with the opening of the erie canal providing passage to the great lakes, new york became one of the most important sea ports on the.
The archives sent its nonclassified holdings to kansas city, mo, and the classified records to the washington national records center in suitland, md. In the early 1900s millions of people came though ellis island seeking citizenship in the united states. The new york society librarys new york city book awards, established in 1995, honor books of literary quality or historical importance that, in the opinion of the selection committee, evoke the spirit or enhance appreciation of new york city. The book offers basic information and resources to public historians who are often appointed without any real guidance about what and how to do their jobs. The new york city office of the national archives maintains historically significant records from federal agencies and courts in new york, new jersey, puerto rico, and the us virgin islands.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a. Theres good news for all the new york city based ebookworms out there. Find out what to do, where to go, where to stay and what to eat in nyc from the experts who know it best. Stephanie danlers stunning debut novel introduces us to tess, a 22yearold recent transplant to new york city. This is a group for people either new to new york city, or have called the city home for awhile and are interested in discovering new neighborhoods and learning more about the citys fascinating history, architecture and culture. New york, ny 10017 212 5997000 city journal on facebook. Critic maureen corrigan calls it a gorgeously crafted work. Many famous buildings were built in new york city in the early 20th century. Exploring nyc history and neighborhoods new york, ny. The longwinded lady by maeve brennan one of my favorite new york books is the longwinded lady, a collection of short essays written mostly in the 1960s by maeve brennan for the new yorker magazines talk of the town.
For updates throughout the day, like us on facebook. The history of new york state, book 2, chapter vi, part ii. Albertine is a reading room and bookshop that brings to life. The book was written by laura lynne scharer, the jefferson county historian at the time. City journal is a publication of manhattan institute search. Valerie martin, in her new novel, the confessions of edward day narrows the focus even more. Though new yorkers live by the sea, they take vacations to go somewhere else to be by the sea. By the 1980s the record business in new york city was cocooned in the major labels midtown manhattan skyscraper offices, where receptionists were instructed to refuse tapes from artists who did not already have industry connections via a lawyer, a manager, or an accountant. Description from publisher annette is a patriot girl in 1783 new york.
Winner, 1993, avery craven prize of the organization of american historians for the most original book on. Brennan observes the city and its ordinary people on the streets of the village and times square. While there is certainly no dearth of scholarship on midcentury art in the united states, especially work made in new york city, this informative and important new book proves that there are still many areas in this period which demand further study. Case study pigs in new york city instituto franklin. Everything from new york newsies to immigration to orphan train riders will be explored through visits to the galleries, behindthescenes time with documents and photographs, and conversations with new. May 08, 20 written by maureen maryanski, reference librarian for printed collections. Library of congress place of publication newyork n. In the early 20th century, a new form of dance was emerging, one fostered by periods of experimentation in european cities and transferred to american stages by impassioned personalities led by isadora duncan. Not one of your run of the mill history books, this book is filled with pirates, gangsters, a romantic triangle that became the crime of the century, from a secret subway to tammany hall, this book has it all.
A permanent venue for free events and debates, the new space will offer more than 14000. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. In the 1980s large numbers of asians migrated to the city. The most comprehensive history of new york city is probably kenneth t. Here is some fiction set in new york city between the postcivil war gaslight era and the jazz age of the 1920s. Thinking about why a particular history book is shoddy makes you appreciate why a good history book works, because it forces you to evaluate evidence critically, which is a skill every good historian and every good citizen. Building off a new york times feature that solicited reader input on the tchotchkes that best represent new york, robertss 2014 book is a compact, yet thorough, history of the greatest city in. Here are 11 of the best nonfiction books about new york city. Alligators breeding in the sewers of new york city is an urban legend. In appetite city, the former new york times restaurant critic william grimes leads us on a grand historical tour of new yorks dining culture. The new york city book awards new york society library.
Nov 21, 2017 over 20 million immigrants passed through the port of new york at ellis island from 1892 1924. Just some of my favorite books about the people, places and events of new york city. Fenimore art museums quarterly, new york history, is the only scholarly journal devoted entirely to the history of new york state. Giving a backdrop to the flavor, people and places of one of the most iconic. Children and teens, in agebased groups, will use turnofthelastcentury new york city as their inspiration for writing historical fiction. How is it that people living in the worlds greatest port, a city with no neighborhood that is far from a waterfront, a city whose location was chosen because of the sea, where the great cargo ships and tankers, mighty little tugs. Some veteran troops from gettysburg had to move north to quell the antiwar, anti. The city must play an essential role beyond that of the setting. A vast majority of these immigrants settled in new york city, which today is still one of the most diverse populations in the world.
To get a sense of whats essential reading for the new york history neophyte, we asked 11 historians and authors to tell us their favorite books of. A new history of new york state, published by cornell university press for the new york state historical association. Requirements your grade is composed of two essays, two possible quizzes, a final exam, and class participation. Once known as the queen city of the hudson, yonkers, new york, was an industrial powerhouse until the aftermath of world war ii, when companies moved away and the city saw an increase in poverty. This article provides an incomplete list of fiction books set in new york city. However, it is arguably the best modern ragstoriches, dreamrealization. The energetic mayor succeeded in making new york americas safest large city, by targeting high crime areas, using statistics to focus police presence, and arresting subway gatecrashers, people committing a minor infringement of city law but who often had other charges pending.
You are the visitor to this usgennet safesite since september 5, 2004. The new york public library has an app that allows anyone with a library card and an ios or android phone to borrow any. No major actions took place in the state of new york, but the draft riots in new york city in july 1863 took several days to suppress. The present example is an artists rendition, prepared circa 1855, of the notorious five points neighborhood as it existed some 25 years earlier. An ethnic and racial history of new york city new york.
You can now download over 300,000 books from the nypl for free. Burrows and mike wallace, the magisterial pulitzer prizewinning history of new york city published in 1999, ran 1,424 pages, and covered roughly 375 documented years. Gotham the gotham center for new york city history. The essential 25 new york city history books for your book shelf.
You can search by passenger name and view scanned images of the passenger lists. National archives at new york city 2020 all you need to. A history of new york city broadway show tickets in new. The book covers all eras, from the native lenape, who lived in the area since well before it was first scoped out by europeans giovanni da verrazzano often misspelled verrazano, in 1524 through the dutch and british colonial periods, all through to the consolidation of 1898, when new york city merged with kings county brooklyn, part of. Tyler anbinder born september 26, 1962 is an american historian known for his influential work on the antebellum period in u. New york, ny 10017 212 5997000 city journal on facebook city journal on twitter city journal on youtube city journal on instagram city journal on flipboard city journal rss. Published october 18, 2016 by houghton mifflin harcourt, isbn 9780544104655 winner of the mark lynton history prize. Robert moses and the fall of new york everywhere acknowledged as a modern american classic, winner of the pulitzer prize, and chosen by the modern library as one of the hundred greatest books of the twentieth century, the power b. New york is the greatest restaurant city the world has ever seen.
Series continues in 2016 press release january 27, 2016. White to patti smith, these are some of the best books written about new york city. The peninsula new york 1905, new york city historic. The original objective of the federal records center.
Oct 27, 2014 at that time the center housed nearly 1. Jul 10, 2017 francis spuffords historical novel is set in 1746 lower manhattan, a world of spies, thieves, card sharks and crooked bankers. The essential 25 new york city history books for your book. Giving a backdrop to the flavor, people and places of one of the most iconic cities in. Toth has written a compelling, compassionate and extraordinary documentary about the mole people. Join the staff of albertine and the french embassys book department for a.
Named a notable book by the new york times 2001 and one of twentyfive books to remember by the new york public library 2001. The national archives at new york pieces of history. And the columbia professor of english and comparative literature herself has been the subject of profiles in mirabella, the new york times and other prestigious publications. New york history is a must read for those seeking an indepth look at the events that shaped the history of the united states.
All represented here bring valuable insight into the history of nyc and most are accessible to read via your local book store or library. Of the many odd things about new yorkers, there is this. Jun 15, 2016 new york today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a. In the 20th century new york city continued to grow. Joshua brookes arrived in the united states in 1798 at just twentyfive years of age. The northern know nothings and the politics of the 1850s.