Ny History
BATTLING BELLA: THE PROTEST POLITICS OF BELLA ABZUG
Written by Zarnow, Leandra Ruth
Bella Abzug's promotion of women's and gay rights, universal childcare, green energy, and more provoked not only fierce opposition from Republicans but a split within her own party. The story of this notorious, galvanizing force in the Democrats' "New Politics" insurgency is a biography for our times.
BLACK HAND: THE EPIC WAR BETWEEN A BRILLIANT DETECTIVE AND THE DEADLIEST SECRET SOCIETY IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Written by Talty, Stephan
The gripping true story of the origins of the mafia in America--and the brilliant Italian-born detective who gave his life to stop it *Soon to be a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio* Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear.
GHOST SHIP OF BROOKLYN: AN UNTOLD STORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Watson, Robert P
The most horrific struggle of the American Revolution occurred just 100 yards off New York, where more men died aboard a rotting prison ship than were lost to combat during the entirety of the war. Moored off the coast of Brooklyn until the end of the war, the derelict ship, the HMS Jersey, was a living hell for thousands of Americans either captured by the British or accused of
MIRALDA'S EL INTERNACIONAL (1984-1986): NEW YORK'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL SANDWICH
El Internacional Tapas Bar & Restaurant was conceived as an artistic project carried out between 1984 and 1986 by artist Antoni Miralda (born 1942) and chef Montse Guillén (born 1946) in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City.
HUMBUG!: THE POLITICS OF ART CRITICISM IN NEW YORK CITY'S PENNY PRESS
Written by Katz, Wendy Jean
Approximately 300 daily and weekly newspapers flourished in New York before the Civil War. A majority of these newspapers, even those that proclaimed independence of party, were motivated by political conviction and often local conflicts. Their editors and writers jockeyed for government office and influence.
CITY GAME: TRIUMPH, SCANDAL, AND A LEGENDARY BASKETBALL TEAM
Written by Goodman, Matthew
The powerful story of a college basketball team who carried an era's brightest hopes--racial harmony, social mobility, and the triumph of the underdog--but whose success was soon followed by a shocking downfall "A masterpiece of American storytelling."--Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove NAMED ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR B
ON THE BOWERY
Written by Grazda, Edward
New York's world-renowned Bowery in the early 70s as seen through the eyes of one of the great documentarians of the city's underbelly, Ed Grazda. Up until the late 20th century the Bowery was a notorious place of cheap hotels and bars-New York's infamous skid row, where the city's down-and-out found each other and made do the best they could.
MOB AND THE CITY: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF HOW THE MAFIA CAPTURED NEW YORK
Written by Hortis, C Alexander
Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s.
I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE AND I'M NOT GOING: THE ART SCENE AND DOWNTOWN NEW YORK IN THE 1980S
Written by McGough, Peter
Brilliantly funny, frank, and shattering, this is the bittersweet memoir by Peter McGough of his life with artist David McDermott. Set in New York's Lower East Side of the 1980s and mid-1990s, it is also a devastatingly candid look at the extreme naiveté and dysfunction that would destroy both their lives.
DISTRICTS: STORIES OF AMERICAN JUSTICE FROM THE FEDERAL COURTS
Written by Dwyer, Johnny
An unprecedented plunge into New York City's federal court system that gives us a revelatory picture of how our justice system, and the pursuit of justice, really works. A young Italian Mafioso helps get rid of a body in Queens. In Manhattan, a hedge fund portfolio manager misrepresents his company's assets to investors.
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