James Nevius (Livres)

James Nevius Livres

Cet auteur explore la riche histoire de la ville de New York à travers ses écrits, plongeant dans le passé de la ville et la vie de ses habitants. Ses œuvres dévoilent des récits cachés et des détails fascinants qui donnent vie aux rues de la ville. Grâce à une recherche méticuleuse et à une narration captivante, il rapproche les lecteurs des personnes qui ont façonné New York au fil des siècles. Son approche offre une perspective unique sur l'évolution de l'une des métropoles les plus emblématiques du monde.

Inside the Apple

364pages
13 heures de lecture

4,2(346)Évaluer

How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called “Death Avenue”? Lively and comprehensive, Inside the Apple brings to life New York's fascinating past.This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical walking tour know-how. Fast-paced but thorough, its bite-size chapters each focus on an event, person, or place of historical significance. Rich in anecdotes and illustrations, it whisks readers from colonial New Amsterdam through Manhattan's past, right up to post-9/11 New York. The book also works as a historical walking-tour guide, with 14 self-guided tours, maps, and step-by-step directions. Easy to carry with you as you explore the city, Inside the Apple allows you to visit the site of every story it tells. This energetic, wide-ranging, and often humorous book covers New York's most important historical moments, but is always anchored in the city of today.