Big Town, Big Time: A New York Epic : 1898-1998
- ISBN-10
- 1582610282
- ISBN-13
- 9781582610283
- Category
- New York (N.Y.)
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-12-01
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing LLC
Description
The 100th anniversary of the creation of Greater New York via consolidation of what had previously been dozens of separate communities. These are the greatest moment in New York City history, recreated from the news and picture files of the New York Daily News. From Typhoid Mary to the opening of Yankee Stadium to the unforgettable blackout, it's a time to remember. This 224 page book is a colorful panoply of politics, culture, crime, sports, etc.... The personalities, the events, the flow of time. The Daily News, for so long the eyes and the ears of the city, chronicles the past and brings it back to life in "Big Town Big Time!"
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