It was the first book about new york that i read when i arrived in the city. New books in nyc history the gotham center for new york. But if you are looking for specific facts about new york city s early history, this is the tome for. The thing with new york is that it tries to capture new york city through many, many narratives in one book which i find is the central issue to the book. 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. Comprising a history of the city of new york, a description of. I wrote a thankyou note to the author for being the one responsible for the beginning of my love affair with new york. A story of resistance, power and politics as revealed through new york city s complex history of police brutalitythe 2014 killing of michael brown in ferguson, missouri was the catalyst for a national conversation about race, policing, and injustice.
This is the kind of story that needs to be in a mini series because of the history and the amount of people who helped build new york to what it is today. Historical guide to the city of new york by city history club of new york. Books on librarything tagged new york city history. A history of nyc in 30 objects newyork historical society. Recommended books and articles on history of the nypd. The museum of the city of new york holds more than 1. The essential 25 new york city history books for your book shelf. Well written and informative, any lover of new york city should read it. This list is not comprehensive, readers are strongly encouraged to search for themselves in the library catalog. Special thanks to bruce reinholdt, education director for the new york state historical association, for materials that were essential in developing this book. So many good books came up in the process that we decided to save some of the haul for further lists. The essential 25 new york city history books for your book.
Most importantly, reading this behemoth feels like an achievement. Hathitrust a largescale digital repository of content shared by more than 80 library partners, hathitrust serves as both a secure and trusted repository of content. Having highlighted books that deal with the entire city in some way or another, here were going to round up the best neighborhoodspecific new york history books. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn. History of new york, from the beginning of the world to the end of. Some books on the history of policing new york city in the lloyd sealy library selected books on the history of the police of new york city at the lloyd sealy library note. New york city has been, and continues to be, a city of contrasts when it comes to housing. Lankevich has written more than thirty books, has contributed many articles to the encyclopedia of new york city, and is the author of postcards from times square, postcards from manhattan, and new york city.
A history of new york city to 1898 the history of nyc series kindle edition by burrows, edwin g. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading greater gotham. New york city is the most populous city in the united states and has a history that goes back about 400 years. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Last month, we shared the 25 best books about new york city history, as picked by local authors and historians.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Mark ruffalo fights and comforts himself for i know this much is true. At 1,424 pages, this is a big book, more a handy reference than sitdownandreadit page turner. Digital collections provides free access to more than 700,000 digitized items from the holdings of the new york public library, with new items added every day. Just some of my favorite books about the people, places and events of new york city. It spans new york s history and includes poems about the city from such luminaries as walt whitman, elizabeth bishop, frank ohara, and dorothy parker. A complete history of new york and the brooklyn bridge 1883 free. New york history a splendid work of history that expands our understanding and appreciation of new york city. List of books and articles about new york city history. The book consists of 94 pages and includes chapters that discuss.
All represented here bring valuable insight into the history of nyc and most are accessible to read via your local book store or library. The book written in 1963 by hamilton cochran about. A history of new york city from 1898 to 1919 the history of nyc series book 2. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of books about new york citybroad overviews of its history, deep dives into topics like gentrification or.
Professor emeritus of history at bronx community college, he lives in manhasset, new york. The sons of liberty destroyed british authority in new york city, and the stamp act congress of representatives from throughout the thirteen colonies met in the city in 1765 to organize resistance to british policies. New york historical society 170 central park west at richard gilder way 77th street new york, ny 100245194 212 4859203. New york by edward rutherfurd goodreads share book. New york state history geographygovernment thomas e. History of the city of new york syllabus columbia university. Many of these books deal with specific buildings in new york while others delve into specific concepts or theories that played out here in the city.
Lankevich has done the nearimpossible and packed almost four centuries of new york city into one slim history. Evan friss talks about how the bicycle shaped nycs social, economic. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At 1,250 pages, this book takes a long time to read. An independent open source renderer mediawiki2latex is available. A complete history of new york and the brooklyn bridge 1883. Over the weekend, i put together this riffle list of my favorite 25 book on the subject of new york city history, published over the. A history of new york city to 1898 the history of nyc series. It provides a full and comprehensive history of new york city from 16241898. The second theme to emerge from new yorks history is the importance of simple. 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. Journal of american history here, as in new york itself, may be found everything and everyone, from the first inept dutch leader, william verhulst, to. The 25 best books about new york city history brick underground. Dutch church baptism index, new york city 16391675 16391675 religious records index only.
New york city history history of new york city geography geography of new. Genealogical data from further new york administration bonds, 17911798. The 25 best books about the history of new york citys. First written in 1975, this is my classic favorite. Hailed as extraordinarily learned new york times, blithe in spirit and unerring in vision, new york magazine, and the definitive record of new york s architectural heritage municipal art society, norval white and elliot willenskys book is an essential reference for everyone with an interest in architecture and those who simply want to know more about new york city.
Owens social studies teacher east greenbush, new york \. A history of new york city from 1898 to 1919 the history of nyc series book 2 kindle edition by wallace, mike. To reduce the spread of coronavirus covid19 in new york city, all nypl locations are temporarily closed until further notice. New york city history presented with the new books network. The written history of new york city began with the first european explorer the italian giovanni da verrazzano in 1524. New york city history books tagged new york city history. This article provides an incomplete list of fiction books set in new york city. Or that soho, currently an expensive area filled with shops and trendy restaurants, used to be one of manhattans red light districts. Over that time, new york has changed a great deal to become probably the most ethnically diverse place in the world and a host of different architecture on its streets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gotham. Heres my 25 favorite books about new york city history. Gray social studies teacher deruyter, new york susan p. Historical guide to the city of new york open library.