Mirror For Gotham : New York as Seen by Contemporaries from Dutch Days to the Present / Bayrd Still.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Still, Bayrd, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A collection of some 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters, plus numerous b&w photos and reproductions, capturing a panoramic picture of the city from Dutch days to the 1950s. Pieces by authors such as James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain are organized chronologically, covering eras such as the early national period, the emergence of the modern city (1870-1900), and the golden generation (1900-1930). A new introduction by James F. Richardson brings the account up to date.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PREFACE

ILLUSTRATION

EXCERPTS FROM CONTEMPORARY DESCRIPTIONS

1. WHEN NEW YORK WAS NEW AMSTERDAM

2. NEW YORK UNDER BRITISH RULE

3. RESISTANCE, REVOLUTION, AND RECONSTRUCTION (1765-1789)

4 . .NEW YORK I.N THE EARLY .NATIONAL PERIOD

5. AMID A FOREST OF MASTS (1815-1845)

6. A BUSTLING CITY ( 1845-1860)

7. NEW YORK IN THE SIXTIES

8. THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN CITY ( 1870-1900)

9. THE GOLDEN GENERATION (1900-1930)

10. THE MATURING METROPOLIS: WORLD CAPITAL

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)

ISBN:

0-8232-9609-1