New York: The City in More than 500 Memorable Quotations - Softcover

Wertsman, Vladimir F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578860059 ISBN 13: 9781578860050

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1999

Synopsis

This imaginative collection of quotations describes, for better or worse, New York from the 16th century to the present.

About this title

About the Author

Vladimir Wertsman, formerly Senior Librarian at NYPL's Mid-Manhattan Library Job Information Center, is Chair of the Publishers and Multicultural Materials Committee of Ethnic Materials Information Exchange Round Table, American Library Association. He is the author of What's Cooking in Multicultural America (Scarecrow, 1996) and Career Opportunities for Bilinguals and Multilinguals (Scarecrow 1994).

Review

Because New York City, that larger-than-life microcosm of the entire country, permeates American popular culture on multiple levels, public and academic libraries from coast to coast need this dictionary. (Rettig On Reference )

The book is well coordinated by the author...highly recommended for academic, public, and special (fine arts or entertainment) libraries and for other institutions. (American Reference Books Annual )

...presents an intriguing and often surprising look at the history and personality of the quintessential modern city. (AB Bookman's Weekly )

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1578860059
• ISBN 13: 9781578860050
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208