{"product_id":"new-york-city-1964-lawrence-r-samuel-9780786479818","title":"New York City 1964: A Cultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003e Five seminal events occurred in New York City in the pivotal year 1964: the \"British Invasion,\" the arrival of the Beatles in February; the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in March; the World's Fair that ran in Queens between April and October; the \"race riots\" in Brooklyn and Harlem in July; and the World Series in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through an exploration of these landmark events--the biggest thing in pop culture since Elvis's appearance on \u003ci\u003eThe Ed Sullivan Show\u003c\/i\u003e, a shocking crime that reportedly went ignored, the last great world's fair, a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement, and a legendary championship game that marked the end of an era--readers will have a better understanding of the social turbulence in New York City and the United States in the mid-1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence R. Samuel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786479817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786479818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Lawrence R. Samuel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46617859457279,"sku":"9780786479818","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2263b3fe-085c-4275-9236-5cb82b738b26.jpg?v=1740068525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-york-city-1964-lawrence-r-samuel-9780786479818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}