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Stewart Jules (Independent Writer Uk)
Gotham Rising New York In The 1930s
Gotham Rising New York In The 1930s
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Description: Often described as the greatest city in the world New York is one of the iconic cities of the world. Yet much of its architecture and culture which so defines the city we know today only came into being in the 1930s in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city's 400 year history. Jules Stewart shows how after the roaring twenties the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression New York rose from the ashes and underwent an architectural economic social and creative renaissance under the leadership of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city attacked political corruption and kick - started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects. At the same time a cultural revolution was underway as the jazz age and the Harlem Renaissance took hold. From the Empire State Building to the Pastrami Sandwich and the Cotton Club Gotham Rising tells the story of when the city we know today came of age.
Title: Gotham Rising New York In The 1930s
Author(s): Stewart Jules (Independent Writer Uk)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350185944
Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Date: 12/10/2020
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
Description: Often described as the greatest city in the world New York is one of the iconic cities of the world. Yet much of its architecture and culture which so defines the city we know today only came into being in the 1930s in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city's 400 year history. Jules Stewart shows how after the roaring twenties the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression New York rose from the ashes and underwent an architectural economic social and creative renaissance under the leadership of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city attacked political corruption and kick - started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects. At the same time a cultural revolution was underway as the jazz age and the Harlem Renaissance took hold. From the Empire State Building to the Pastrami Sandwich and the Cotton Club Gotham Rising tells the story of when the city we know today came of age.
Title: Gotham Rising New York In The 1930s
Author(s): Stewart Jules (Independent Writer Uk)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350185944
Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Date: 12/10/2020
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000