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New York City 1964 : a cultural history / Lawrence R. Samuel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samuel, Lawrence R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1951-.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Five seminal events occurred in New York city in the pivotal year 1964: the ""British Invasion,"" with the arrival of The Beatles in February; the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in March; the World's Fair that ran in Queens between April and October; the ""race riots"" in Brooklyn and Harlem in July; and the world series in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. Through an exploration of these landmark events--the biggest thing in pop culture since Elvis's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, a shocking crime that reportedly went ignored, the last great World's
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Invasion; 2. The Murder; 3. The Fair; 4. The Riots; 5. The Series; Epilogue; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1519-5
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