New York City 1964: A Cultural History

by Lawrence R. Samuel

Book Overview

Five seminal events occurred in New York City in the pivotal year 1964: the ""British Invasion,"" the arrival of the Beatles in February; the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in March; the World's Fair that ran in Queens between April and October; the ""race riots"" in Brooklyn and Harlem in July; and the World Series in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. Through an exploration of these landmark events--the biggest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786479817
• ISBN13: 9780786479818
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher