New York : Portrait of a City

Spanning nearly 600 pages filled with moving, atmospheric images from the mid-19th century to the present, this book presents the epic story of New York. Hundreds of quotes and testimonies from relevant books, films, shows, and song lyrics complement this treasure trove of images. It covers all the good and bad times, from the wild nights of the Jazz Age and the hedonistic disco era to the bitter days of the Great Depression and the tragedy of September 11 and its aftermath, when deeply affected yet unbowed citizens cleared the rubble.

New York's remarkable rise, rebirth, and growth is not just about a city, but about a whole nation, from the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, and from the slums of the Lower East Side to the magnificent Art Deco skyscrapers.