Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919

by Mike Wallace

Book Overview

In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers' Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World War. Here is New York on a whole new scale, moving from national to global prominence -- an urban dynamo driven by restless ambition, boundless energy, immigrant dreams, and Wall Street greed.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195116356
• ISBN13: 9780195116359
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1196 Pages
• Weight: 4.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.5" x 10.1"