{"product_id":"empire-city-kenneth-jackson-9780231109093","title":"Empire City: New York Through the Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs perhaps never before in its extraordinary history, New York has captured the American imagination. This major anthology brings together not only the best literary writing about New York--from O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Paul Auster, and James Baldwin, among many others--but also the most revealing essays by politicians, philosophers, city planners, social critics, visitors, immigrants, journalists, and historians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe anthology begins with an account of Henry Hudson's voyage in 1609 and ends with an essay written especially for this book by John P. Avlon, former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's speechwriter, called \"The Resilient City,\" on the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center as observed from City Hall. The editors have chosen some familiar favorites, such as Washington Irving's \u003ci\u003eA History of New York\u003c\/i\u003e and Walt Whitman's \"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,\" as well as lesser-known literary and historical gems, such as Frederick Law Olmsted's plan for Central Park and Cynthia Ozick's \"The Synthetic Sublime\"--an updated answer to E. B. White's classic essay \u003ci\u003eHere Is New York\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also included. The variety and originality of the selections in Empire City offer a captivating account of New York's growth, and reveal often forgotten aspects of its political, literary, and social history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231109091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231109093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.80d","brand":"Kenneth Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056683774207,"sku":"9780231109093","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e602477-5b4a-430d-8458-47d14d767400.jpg?v=1685042686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-city-kenneth-jackson-9780231109093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}