A beautifully illustrated look at America’s most beloved bohemia, including four walking tours, now at a reduced price. Jaunty and informative, this book includes four walking tours that illuminate the lives and times of some of America’s most famous artists and writers. Each itinerary is illustrated with photographs, paintings, maps, quotes, and ephemera that bring to life different aspects of the Village, past and present. Beautifully packaged as a gift book, yet handy, practical, and inspiring, Greenwich Village is of equal interest to tourists, newcomers, native New Yorkers, or anyone captivated by the history and culture of New York. Author Judith Stonehill has composed an excellent, in-depth introduction to the culture and history of one of America’s cultural treasures.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Judith Stonehill is the longtime president of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fabulous Gift,
By Bob Arby (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank (New York Bound Books) (Hardcover)
Ms. Stonehill's book has opened my eyes to this wonderful neighborhood. At first glance, the book appears as a quick read, yet the amount of detail and research that has gone into this small book is astounding. Over the years, I have spent much free hours walking about Greenwich Village, but now with the book in hand, I have come to appreciate this historic neighborhood even more. This Holiday Season, many of my friends will be getting a copy of this fabulous gift.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisite and Excellent,
By
This review is from: Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank (New York Bound Books) (Hardcover)
"Exquisite" is not a word one often gets to use about a book, but GREENWICH VILLAGE: A GUIDE TO AMERICA'S LEGENDARY LEFT BANK truly is an exquisite little gem of a book.Obviously, books are bought only by people with an interest in their subjects, whatever that subject may be. Thus, I purchased this book due to my affection for New York City and, specifically, for the neighborhood which is featured. Before I read this GUIDE, I had thought that I had a fairly thorough knowledge of Greenwich Village--and, actually, according to this volume, I do know quite a bit. Yet my own knowledge is but a small fraction of the information that author Judith Stonehill presents. Without question, Greenwich Village is the most fascinating corner of a fascinating city. Its history goes back to the earliest colonial times, and its impact extends right into the present. Stonehill covers all of the Village's incarnations, from the time that Washington Square was "the" address for the Knickerbockers, those worthy Dutch burghers, through the creative energy of the late 19th Century, right up to today. Like the city for which it started as a suburb, and of which it became an integral part, Greenwich Village has led many lives. In four separate tours, Stonehill covers all of them. According to my search on Amazon.com, this is the only book of walking tours to focus exclusively on Greenwich Village. The small size of the book makes it perfect to tuck into a pocket or a purse when one sets out on a walk--though, to be fair, this small size requires the use of such a tiny typeface that the book can be difficult to read without magnifying glasses. Nonetheless, this work is excellent as to its concept, its scope and its execution--and the artwork and photographs chosen for illustration are, indeed, exquisite.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great guide to a great neighborhood.,
By
This review is from: Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank (New York Bound Books) (Hardcover)
Originally, Greenwich Village was settled by the rich and merchant class of lower Manhattan as an escape from the recurring ravages of yellow fever and cholera. For this reason Greenwich Village was, essentially, never really mapped out; never really settled in accordance to any public plan. Perhaps this haphazard beginning is what gave the area its combined refined yet anarchic flavor that exists until this day. And this was also the reason for the area becoming attractive to free-thinkers and artists, which is the focus of the valuable book, "Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank" by Judith Stonehill. Complete with maps, illustrations and a walking tour of the four sections which make up Greenwich Village, the guide reveals the extraordinary number of famous artists, writers, performers, etc who made the place their homes. Artist Edward Hopper, poet Walt Whitman, playwright Eugene O'Neill, and novelist Willa Cather, are just a few of the famous names who lived and created work here. But more important, as the subtitle to this guide suggests, they created something uniquely American. "Greenwich Village: A Guide to America's Legendary Left Bank" is a great book for people who will visit the village, and is great for New Yorkers, themselves, to learn about this neighborhood that they thought they knew so well. Rocco Dormarunno, author of The Five Points
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Taking a walk through Greenwich Village is also taking a walk through time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greenwich Village, New York, John Sloan, Washington Square, Fourth Avenue, Sheridan Square, Fifth Avenue, The Masses, Bank Street, Jack Kerouac, Edward Hopper, John Reed, Astor Place, Berenice Abbott, Bedford Street, Jessie Tarbox Beals, Mark's Place, Howard Greenberg Gallery, Patchin Place, San Remo, Alexandra Stonehill, Webster Hall, Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Avenue, Allen Ginsberg Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Taking a walk through Greenwich Village is also taking a walk through time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greenwich Village, New York, John Sloan, Washington Square, Fourth Avenue, Sheridan Square, Fifth Avenue, The Masses, Bank Street, Jack Kerouac, Edward Hopper, John Reed, Astor Place, Berenice Abbott, Bedford Street, Jessie Tarbox Beals, Mark's Place, Howard Greenberg Gallery, Patchin Place, San Remo, Alexandra Stonehill, Webster Hall, Provincetown Playhouse, Greenwich Avenue, Allen Ginsberg Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
