The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History

In swift, witty chapters that flawlessly capture the pace and character of New York City, acclaimed diarist...
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Author: Edward Robb Ellis
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The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History by Ellis, Edward Robb

The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History

CHF 61.53

The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History

CHF 61.53
Author: Edward Robb Ellis
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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

Author: Edward Robb Ellis
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 12/21/2004
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9780786714360
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 83
Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 126

About the Author
Edward Robb Ellis is the author of A Nation in Torment, Echoes of Distant Thunder, A Nation in Torment, and, most notably, the monumental A Diary of the Century, which the Chicago Tribune calls a jewel of Americana. At roughly twenty-one million words, it has been named by the Guinness Book of World Records the largest diary ever written, and by numerous critics, the greatest ever published.

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