Manhattan '45 - Hardcover

Jan Morris

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9780571136841: Manhattan '45

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Manhattan '45

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About the Author


About the Author:
Jan Morris's most recent books are The Matter of Wales, Last Letters from Hav, and Among the Cities.

Review

"A fine and fun bebop Baedeker through the Grandest of all Cities, New York, in its 1945 heyday..a valuable and thoroughly enjoyable journey."

(Gregg Ottinger American Studies International)

"Morris's rendition of the city's 1945 moods conveys what it felt like to live in New York at that time... A book crammed with details that bring life again to a city that glows in one's memory."

(New York Times Book Review)

"Vivid descriptions and diverting anecdotes of life make for a fascinating and enjoyable tour. Morris conveys the excitement of being in New York City as it awakens to a new age in a book that will absorb all lovers of Manhattan."

(Library Journal)

"Accomplished with a surprising feeling of immediacy... Morris's unabashedly sentimental journey is narrated in a breezy, sometimes gushing style, yet maintains a high level of accuracy... There are intriguing bits of information and insight that spotlight aspects of the city we may have taken for granted... Manhattan '45... provides some food for thought, some fine writing, but mostly, just fun."

(Christian Science Monitor)

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