New York: An Illustrated History by Ric Burns, James Sanders, Lisa Ades
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Book Reviews of New York: An Illustrated History
Book Review: Make this you first choice.
Summary: 5 Stars
For a city like New York one book can never really fit the whole history. But if you're looking for the place to start then this is it.
It has good research on all periods of development and culture, with great images that come up a treat on the large format quality stock paper. the editing and design are nice too.
It draws from the PBS series from the late ninties, but this version has an extra update at the end to accomodate 9/11.
I remember seeing the TV series on air, but cannot find it in region 4 DVD format, so the book was the only way I could get the information from it.
As mentioned above you can never fit all of NYC in one book; either you cut all the bits down too much or focus on certain parts; there is a focus, as is common, on Manhatten.
But whenever you come across parts where you want to know more this book provides enough threads for research to go on and find out.
Curiously, there are periods of the book that use particular writers of NYC as themes to contextualize its history such as Walt Whitman and F Scott Fitzgerald.
A great way to begin learning about the greatest city on earth.
Book Review: nEw York, New York
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent story about that marvellous city.
I watched the series at PBS and felt in love with it so much that i must have the book. It is an amazing piece of history well told and very serious. I love the illustrations .
Book Review: Great, great, great
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone wanting a history of New York City, for whatever reason, this companion book to the DVD series is superior. There is very little left out, yet it is succinct and readable. Highly recommended.Book Review: The BEST book about New York City's History
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the story of New York City, elegantly written and generously illustrated. Of all of the various books about New York's history -- this is the one to have.Book Review: New York Like You've Never Seen it Before
Summary: 3 Stars
Probably one of the best release this year from eminent publishers Alfred A. Knopf, New York: An Illustrated History is a coffee table book like no other. Published as a companion to the well-know PBS series on the history of New York, this book serves as a unique tome on its own, destined for every library in the country - in home, school or public.
You are taken on a journey through New York's past, in it's founding stages as New Amsterdam, into the nineteenth century, with the upheavals of the evil war, on through the twentieth century with prohibition and the immense builds of the time - the Empire State and the Twin Towers - on up to the present day, ending with a solemn photo of what remains of the World Trade Center.
Words follow with pictures, like vanilla and chocolate ice cream, two great flavors that belong together, and here become one delicious mixture. Time seems to have no effect here, with the ample pictures and drawings from the time New York was owned by Holland, up to the beautiful color photos of its majestic skyscrapers and architecture of today.
Originally published on December 3rd 2001.
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