A powerful, beautifully illustrated remembrance of the terrible morning of September 11, 2001 and the amazing courage, strength and patriotism that followed from the award-winning editors and photographers of Life Magazine. This is about firemen going in amidst the rubble, but it is also about a Frenchman in Paris holding up a sign that says "We are all Americans". This is about leaders taking ...

Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Written By: Life Magazine, editors of LIFE magazine

In the tradition of Wild Swans, this rich and compelling family saga by the author of Children of the Holocaust brings to life three generations of Czech-Jewish women--from the 19th century to the Holocaust and beyond. of photos. Print features in women's magazines.

Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (T)
Written By: Helen Epstein

New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, yet its rich history is largely obscured by development. New Yorkers are surrounded by hundreds of place names, from those that survive from Manhattan's earliest days as a Dutch trading post to those that reflect the city's rich colonial, African and immigrant heritage. They provide a veritable encyclopedia of the city's history. ...

Manufacturer: NYU Press
Written By: Sanna Feirstein

On September 11, 2001, the courage and sacrifice of the New York City Fire Department inspired the nation, giving new meaning to the word "hero." But the heroism of the firefighters was not unique to September 11--it has been part of the FDNY's tradition from the very beginning. Journalist Terry Golway, whose father, father-in-law, godfather, and uncles were all New York firefighters, tells ...

Manufacturer: Basic Books
Written By: Terry Golway

Rich harvest of rare photographs recalls "good old days" in Maspeth, Jamaica, Astoria, Jackson Heights, other areas. Vintage views include DeWitt Clinton mansion, hotel where Washington slept (1790), plus recent landmarks — Astoria Studios, 1939 World's Fair, more. Captions. 261 prints.

Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Written By: Vincent F. Seyfried, William Asadorian

The transcribed letters of Charles McDowell and his wife, Nancy, display remarkable devotion, and offer readers a unique perspective of the Civil War. Read little known details about: hangings; prostitution; amputations; desertions; theft and murder among Union troops; personal contacts with Lincoln and Seward (of "Seward's Alaskan Folly"); battles of Cold Harbor, Jerusalem Plank Road, Monocacy, ...

Manufacturer: Heritage Books Inc.
Written By: Lisa Saunders

Coney Island is more than a national institution: it was probably the most celebrated amusement resort in the world. This book, by a man whose family helped to build the Island's fantastic reputation, presents its lively and nostalgic history. Touched with sentiment, occasionally with acid, it is frank, outspoken, sometimes biting, but always imbued with humor. This new edition of McCullough’s ...

Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
Written By: Edo McCullough

This "exemplary social history" (Kirkus Reviews) is the first full-scale account of Central Park ever published. Elizabeth Blackmar and Roy Rosenzweig tell the story of Central Park's people--the merchants and landowners who launched the project; the immigrant and African-American residents who were displaced by the park; the politicians, gentlemen, and artists who disputed its design and ...

Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
Written By: Roy Rosenzweig, Elizabeth Blackmar

As every reader knows, New York defies any single attempt to take its measure. Here is a unique approach: a single-volume, thematically organized history of the city filled with prints, paintings, and photographs -many in full color -that make the book a feast for the eye. The book consists of fourteen mini-histories, each of which can be read independently of the others. The author explores the ...

Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
Written By: Gloria Deak

Describing Washington Square, Henry James wrote that it was "as if the wine of life had been poured for you, in advance, into some pleasant old punch bowl." Created in 1826 through the visionary efforts of philanthropist and New York City mayor Philip Hone, the elegant and vibrant square anchors one of the world's most storied neighborhoods, Greenwich Village. Today, the quarter retains much ...

Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Written By: Luther S. Harris