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  • The NYPD's First Fifty Years

    Politicians, Police Commissioners, and Patrolmen

    The New York Police Department is an iconic symbol of one of the world’s most famous cities. The blue uniforms of the men and women who serve on the force have long stood for integrity and heroism in the work to serve and protect the city’s residents. And yet, as in any large public organization, the NYPD has also suffered its share of corruption, political shenanigans, and questionable leadership ... Leer más

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  • Razzle Dazzle

    The Battle for Broadway

    “A vivid page-turner” (NPR) detailing the rise, fall, and redemption of Broadway—its stars, its biggest shows, its producers, and all the drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened behind the scenes.“A rich, lovely, debut history of New York theater in the 1970s and eighties” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Razzle Dazzle is a narrative account of the people and the money and the power that ... Leer más

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  • A Guide to Civil War Washington, D.C.

    The Capital of the Union

    An in-depth account of the Civil War people and events that left their mark on the city at the heart of the Union, shaping its historic legacy.When the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, Washington, DC, was a small, essentially Southern city. The capital rapidly transformed as it prepared for invasion—army camps sprung up in Foggy Bottom, the Navy Yard on Anacostia was a beehive of ... Leer más

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  • Punk in NYC's Lower East Side 1981-1991

    de Ben Nadler ...
    Much has been written about the glamorous and short-lived New York City punk rock scene of the late 1970s. Less has been written about the second-wave punk scene that followed in the 1980s. Unlike the earlier scene, the '80s punk scene took place largely outside of the established downtown clubs, in the streets and squats of the Lower East Side. Punk in NYC's Lower East Side, 1981-1991, the first ... Leer más

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  • Hicksville

    Series series Images of America
    With Hicksville, local historians Richard and Anne Evers take us on a journey back in time from the area�s 1648 land purchase from Native Americans and associations with Elias Hicks, the Jericho antislavery leader, to its transformation into a thriving twentieth-century Long Island suburb of New York City. Through evocative images and insightful text, we learn how the Long Island Railroad was dead ... Leer más

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  • Historically African American Leisure Destinations Around Washington, D.C.

    Series series American Heritage
    From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, African Americans in the Washington, D.C. area sought leisure destinations where they could relax without the burden of racial oppression. Local picnic parks such as Eureka and Madre's were accessible by streetcars. Black-owned steamboats ferried passengers seeking sun and sand to places like Collingwood Beach, and African American families ... Leer más

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  • I Hear My People Singing

    Voices of African American Princeton

    A vivid history of life in Princeton, New Jersey, told through the voices of its African American residentsI Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and world-renowned Ivy-League towns—Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid first-person accounts of more than fifty black residents detail aspects of their lives throughout the ... Leer más

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  • Carter G. Woodson in Washington, D.C.

    The Father of Black History

    An in-depth look at the iconic African American scholar's life in—and his contributions to—our nation's capital.The discipline of black history has its roots firmly planted at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in Washington, DC. The Victorian row house in "Black Broadway" was once the modest office-home of Carter G. Woodson. The home was also the headquarters of the Association for the Study of ... Leer más

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  • Eden

    de Sue Minekime ...
    Series series Images of America
    Take a fascinating journey through the history of Eden, New York with more than 200 vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it. From its inception, Eden has been a beautiful place to call home. For generations, the fertile soils of Eden have yielded outstanding fresh produce, feeding countless individuals locally and in other states. Before the days of easy travel between ... Leer más

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  • The Fateful History of Fannie Mae

    New Deal Birth to Mortgage Crisis Fall

    "A lucid and meticulously reported book by one of the Wall Street Journal's ace reporters" (George Anders, Forbes contributor and author of The Rare Find).In 1938, the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a small agency called Fannie Mae. Intended to make home loans more accessible, the agency was born of the Great Depression and a government desperate to revive housing construction ... Leer más

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  • The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia

    de Allen Meyers ...
    Series series Images of America
    The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia is a tribute to tradition and pride that will serve as a valuable tool in teaching the history of Jewish immigrants in America. For many Jewish immigrants to America, Philadelphia's row houses provided an instant community of neighbors where they were able to combine the traditions of the Old World with new American ideals. In their flight to a new land ... Leer más

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  • Cold Spring Harbor

    Series series Images of America
    A bustling industrial community in the 19th century, Cold Spring Harbor was once described as �a sweet bay of beauty.� The area briefly served as a whaling port and was a center for shipbuilding, milling, and farming. Located just 35 miles from midtown Manhattan, Cold Spring Harbor was a fashionable summer resort for New York City residents who came to the area during the Gilded Age to enjoy the ... Leer más

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