New York Portrait Of A City
$69.99
This book tells the epic story of New York, capturing all of its fluctuating fortunes from the Jazz Age and Depression to the disco era and 9/11. Featuring hundreds of iconic images – uncovered from dozens of archives and private collections – as well as photos from over 150 celebrated photographers, it conveys the indomitable spirit of New Yorkers through portraits, maps, aerial views and more.
- Written by Reuel Golden
- Hardcover, 572 pages
- Published by Taschen, 2010
- Filled with nearly 600 images from the mid-19th century to today
- Features hundreds of quotations from relevant books, songs, shows and movies
- Chapter 1 (1850-1913) highlights New York's emergence as America's greatest metropolis
- Chapter 2 (1914-1945) traces the boom of the 1920s, the bust of the Great Depression and the construction of the city's most famous landmarks
- Chapter 3 (1946-1965) sees New York emerge as a truly international city with the construction of the U.N. headquarters
- Chapter 4 (1966-1987) chronicles a period of economic decline and social protests
- Chapter 5 (1988-2009) details how the Big Apple rose from lean times only to be devastated by the 9/11 terrorist attacks
