Mike L. Wallace

Mike Wallace

Edwin G. Burrows

From sewers to slavery, skyscrapers to taxation, this is a magisterial history of New York City, from the earliest Indian tribes to the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater Manhattan in 1898.

A History of New York City to 1898

Gotham

Jeni Enjaian

This book is absolutely massive. I love the fact that the book is so large and yet does not include over a hundred years of the city's history. If the authors read these reviews, I would absolutely love to read a book covering the years since 1898. Wallace and Burrows cover an immense amount of history without getting lost in the detail. At the same time they leave the reader wanting even more. The authors definitely deserve the Pulitzer Prize for their deft, comprehensive history. I found this book to be absolutely fabulous.
I highly recommend this book.

Gotham A History of New York City to 1898

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