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1 review
Kenneth T. Jackson

Oxford University Press, 1967

Outstanding choice for teaching American history
This is ABSOLUTELY a book no history teacher should be without. It is filled with black line maps of a wide variety of periods in American history. Can't find "Jackson Hole," or, "Lundy's Lane? You will find it here. I taught for 35 years and for the last 15 this book was my right hand!

The Encyclopedia of New York City

15 reviews

Yale University Press, 1995

Massive NYC Info..Accessible andUnique!
Looking for very old maps of the Big City, the Mayoral and Presidential elections, Capsules of about every neighborhood in all 5 boroughs, histories of Broadway, Wall Street, MidTown, Columbia and NYU, the New School, and every other educational institution. Music from Classical to Jazz to Pop to Rock (but there is no listing for Sinatra! I think there should be.)How about the incredible ...

The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives Volume 3. (Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives)

1 review

Charles Scribner's Sons, 2000

An indespensible reference
From Jerry Garcia to Richard Nixon to Charles Scribner to Tupac Shakur, this collection of biographies is difficult to put down. The recently deceased subjects of each biography come alive in the Enclopedia's concise, neat, and compelling form. A wonderful new volume to add to the already thriving set. I own both volumes 3 and 4, and I refer to them constantly for my American History classes at ...

The New American Ghetto

12 reviews
Camilo Jose Vergara, Kenneth T. Jackson

Princeton Architectural Pr, 1992

A moving pictorial of America's abandoned cities
Vergara looks at some major American industrial cities that suffered some horrible disinvestment after World War II. He takes an honest look at the people and buildings in some of America's poorest cities (Camden, Newark, Detroit) and how ugly, cheap, security-conscious and modernistic buildings to serve the ghetto's poor residents have replaced fantastic movie palaces, upscale housing and fading ...

Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States

10 reviews
Kenneth T. Jackson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1985

A classical look at the suburbs of the United States
Jackson writes one of the seminal studies in urban history relating to the suburbs. The end conclusion is that suburbs have not been beneficial to the United States. This tracks things from the start of suburbanization to the downfall of downtowns. Race relations are a big part of the book as is the heralding of the automobile. Jackson writes very well and the book is wonderfully organized. If ...

Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York

5 reviews

W. W. Norton, 2007

A modern take on the metropolis that Moses crafted
The Power Broker (another prominent work on Moses) is a product of the 1970s pessimism concerning the death of the city, saying that Moses helped bring about the downfall experienced in 1974 when the book was published. In Ballon's book, we have the experience that 30 years of hindsight provides, and the tone is radically different Ballon and other essayists provide a more modern insight to Moses ...

The Neighborhoods of Queens (Neighborhoods of New York City)

1 review
Claudia Gryvatz Copquin

Yale University Press, 2007

It's got everything I could have hoped it would have
Great product for the price. A short history for each neighborhood is followed by nostalgic yesteryear and as it looks today photos of important areas or structures--lots of photos. Each neighborhood has a street map and as an appendix, each has a complete demographic review.

Empire City

6 reviews

Columbia University Press, 2002

Before you do anything else, READ THIS BOOK
I bought this book as soon as it was in stores because David Dunbar, my former teacher, wrote it and he is a GENIUS. Reading the essays and stories between the covers was an even greater experience than owning the work of a friend. It now sits on my coffeetable, waiting for my next trip to Dobbs Ferry, where I will ask David to inscribe the title page with his autograph. Each essay is packed ...

Westchester: The American Suburb

2 reviews

Copublished with the Hudson River Museum, 2006

Both erudite and accessible
Westchester: The American Suburb tells the story of a quintessential American suburban county. The book, with various chapters by various experts, focuses on different aspects of suburban life, including history, landscape, allure, neighborhoods, housing, highways, diversity, representation in fiction, domesticity, and shopping. The chapter on the 1947 establishment of the country's first ...

New York Deluxe Limited Edition

3 reviews

Rizzoli International Publications, 2002

Never Seen Better!
I just got this book for Christmas, and it was by far the best gift. As a Californian who is in LOVE with New York, I could not have asked for a better book. The photos will leave you speechless, and longing for the city that never sleeps. I just spent 2 hours going through the different photos, and I can honestly say I have never seen a book that has done the city justice like this one. If you ...

The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn (Neighborhoods of New York City)

12 reviews
Kenneth T. Jackson

Other Distribution, 1998

Brooklyn, NY
One of the most accurate portrayals of Brooklyn ever. Accurate neighborhood borders and fantastic descriptions. I was especially fond of Professor John Manbeck's historic "time line" added to this book. Well worth the price!

American Vistas: Volume 1: 1607-1877 (American Vistas)

2 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991

Great
This book was great it helped me understand the timeperiods because it contained various accounts of personal experience.

American Vistas

Oxford University Press, 1979

Excellent supplement for understanding American history. Offering up-to-date coverage of America's social, political, and diplomatic past, this anthology of articles by nationally renowned scholars introduces students to the excitement of American history. With seven new selections the Seventh Edition has been substantially revised to examine such topics as the relationship between Native Americans and early colonists, the experience of women - ...

The Ku Klux Klan in the City 1915-1930 (The Urban Life in America)

1 review
Kenneth T. Jackson

Oxford University Press Inc, USA, 1967

KKK
The Klan in the City is such a sufficient book to explain how deep the roots of the Klan has reached by the time passed in that Mr. Jackson demonstrates that also some relatively newer cities have been in relation with the Klan. I really enjoyed reading the book, for I like reading books about America, particularly those ones that are about groups like the Klan. My only observation about the ...

The Almanac of New York City

Columbia University Press, 2008

The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptroller (Selah Strong) and Staten Island's most recently designated historic district (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto) next to the city's best-attended cultural institution (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with five million visitors annually) and its lowest recorded temperature (15 degrees below zero in ...

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