All Around the Town: Amazing Manhattan Facts and Curiosities [Hardcover]

Patrick Bunyan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Where in Manhattan did George Washington sleep? Where was Teddy Roosevelt born? Where did James Monroe die? Where is the birthplace of the Twist? Where was Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff 's multi-million-dollar penthouse? Where is the site of the country's first traffic fatality? These tidbits are among the more than2,000 fascinating entries in All Around the Town: Amazing Manhattan Facts and Curiosities, the definitive guide to historic New York. All Around the Town brings the city's history to life, street by street, building by building, in all its diversity. The entries, organized in an easy-to-use format by street address, were culled from a number of sources-histories, biographies, newspapers, guidebooks, and maps. They range from amusing anecdotes to familiar and not-so familiar historical events, from the Dutch New Amsterdam period to the present day. It is a truly unique guidebook for its historical viewpoint and will delight those looking for a glimpse of New York City beyond Madison Avenue and Broadway. The second edition has been revised and updated for a new millennium, reflecting a constantly changing city, and is supplemented with additional anecdotes and more than a hundred new pictures and illustrations. It is even easier to use, with cross-street information, a more portable trim size, and 300 new and updated places of interest.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The momentous, outrageous, and often bizarre events chronicled here remind us that the history of New York tells the history of our nation. Clearly, the author has had a long love affair with his adopted home, has investigated its colorful past, and has concluded that he must share this great . . . metropolis with all of us.American Libraries

About the Author

Patrick Bunyan, a photo librarian, has researched New York City's renowned photography collections for the book's 150-plus rare and unique illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Fordham University Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823219402
• ISBN-13: 978-0823219407
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,557,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories and images from the greatest city on earth., October 7, 1999

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This review is from: All Around the Town: Amazing Manhattan Facts and Curiosities (Hardcover)

It's been said that New York is a city of countless stories, and this book manages to cover a couple thousand of the more interesting ones. This is the "story" of New York City and not your typical history book. The tale is told through neat trivia and short anecdotes that are sure to come up in conversations beginning with "Hey, did you know that..." And, the wonderful black and white photographs and illustrations really make the people, streets and events come alive. It is clear throughout that the author truly has a passion for his subject. If you've got all the other big books of New York City history, get this one for all the interesting stories you'll really remember.