{"product_id":"strange-and-obscure-stories-of-tim-rowland-9781510700123","title":"Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales about Gotham's People and Places","description":"The 1948 crime film \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e (later a television show) ended with this iconic line: \"There are eight million stories in the naked city.\" Things have not changed; every era and neighborhood is full of true tales and legends about which even residents are likely to be unaware. \u003ci\u003eStrange and Obscure Stories of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a breathtaking tour of the five boroughs in search of these accounts. Some are eerily fascinating in their own right while others explain how the city became the great metropolis that it is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the World Trade Center 9\/11 tragedy, the aftermath of a fire aboard the steamboat \u003ci\u003eGeneral Slocum\u003c\/i\u003e in the East River was the city's greatest disaster. The 1904 event occurred during an outing for a church group. The loss of life--1,021 out of the 1,358 passengers--devastated the German American community that inhabited Manhattan's East Village. To escape bad memories, they relocated to Yorkville on the Upper East Side, a neighborhood later celebrated for its German restaurants, stores, and breweries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn July 23, 1886, not long after the Brooklyn Bridge opened, a twenty-three-year-old named Steve Brodie announced that he survived a 150-foot drop into the East River. (A liquor dealer offered to back a saloon that Brodie wanted to open but only if he took the risk.) Although there were no witnesses, news of the alleged jump made headlines, with the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e supporting Brodie's claim and the phrase \"pull a Brodie,\" meaning to try a dangerous stunt, entering popular parlance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, too, are the unsolved murders, ghost stories, urban legends (are there indeed alligators living in the sewers?), and hidden histories that are all part of this lively and captivating chronicle of the world's greatest city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Rowland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510700129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510700123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2016","brand":"Tim Rowland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935429296383,"sku":"9781510700123","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ccbc7404-4a4f-4f68-88c1-9b82833a0cac.jpg?v=1681419746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strange-and-obscure-stories-of-tim-rowland-9781510700123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}