New York: The Story of a Great City

Description

Few cities make your heart race faster just by standing on their streets, but New York exerts an influence that stretches far beyond the city's limits. This book tells concisely and entertainingly how the city developed from the land inhabited by the Lenape people to the great metropolis it is today.

John Thorn is a respected author and journalist. His previous books include New York 400, produced in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York. The Museum of the City of New York has one of the largest collections and archives of material covering the history of the city, with over 1.5 million objects and images.