A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American Metropolis

by Sam Roberts

Book Overview

From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it.

As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential.

From the seven hundred thousand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620409801
• ISBN13: 9781620409800
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"