Gotham rising : New York in the 1930s / Jules Stewart ; foreword by Amor Towles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Jules, author.

Contributor:

Towles, Amor, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen thirties.

Social history.

New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London, England : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

New York is often described as the greatest city in the world. Yet much of the iconic architecture and culture which so defines the city as we know it today from the Empire State Building to the Pastrami sandwich only came into being in the 1930s, in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city's 400-year history. After the roaring twenties, the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression seemed to spell disaster for the vibrant city. Yet, in this era, New York underwent an architectural, economic, social and creative renaissance under the leadership of the charismatic mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power, he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city, attacked political corruption and kick-started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects -- Source other than Library of Congress.

Contents:

Brother, can you spare a dime?

The little flower and Goliath

Trouble in the streets

'I can't figger what dis city is comin' to'

All that jazz

Gotham gets a facelift

The thing about skyscrapers

Seventy-seventh floor, please

Anything you can do

You're the top

They all laughed at Rockefeller Center

Village life

Huddled masses yearning to breathe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-251) and index.

ISBN:

9781350986640

135098664X

9781786730435

178673043X

9781786720436

1786720434

OCLC:

1128162420