Manhattan '45

Manhattan '45
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0801859573
ISBN-13 : 9780801859571
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Book Synopsis Manhattan '45 by : Jan Morris

Download or read book Manhattan '45 written by Jan Morris and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-07-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She tours the tenements of Hell's Kitchen and the Gashouse district, as well as the Foundling Hospital, where the crushing realities of poverty belie the unchallenged exuberance of the age. Taking into account both Social Register and slum, Manhattan '45 celebrates New York's Golden Age as a time when, for one unrepeatable moment in history, anything seemed possible.


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