New York [8 Discs]

New York [8 Discs]

Burns
 Cast: Burns
New York [8 Discs]

New York [8 Discs]

Burns
 Cast: Burns

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Overview

A seven-part history of the world's `undisputed cultural and economic capital' from 1609 to the end of the 20th century, told in dramatic readings and interviews with historians. An eighth chapter, titled `The Center of the World,' was added following the Sept. 11 tragedy.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/28/2004
UPC: 0841887051286
Original Release: 2004
Rating: NR
Source: Pbs (Direct)
Language: English
Sales rank: 46,600

Scene Index

Introduction: City of Desirex
1.The Country and the City, 1609-18252
Alexander Hamilton, the New Yorker with a National Vision62
2.Order and Disorder, 1825-186568
"The Locomotive of These United States"131
3.Sunshine and Shadow, 1865-1898138
The Secrets of the Great City210
4.The Power and the People, 1898-1919216
Where the Modern World Took Shape, 1898-1929300
5.Cosmopolis, 1919-1931308
Harlem Renaissance388
Cosmopolitan Capital: New York in the 1920s391
6.The City of Tomorrow, 1931-1939394
Robert Moses: The Power Broker458
7.The City and the World, 1939-1969466
The Lonely Crowd: New York After the War536
Trauma, Apocalypse, Boom, Aftermath: New York City in the Last Twenty-five Years542
Epilogue: City of the Millennium550
Acknowledgments555
Selected Bibliography556
Index561
Illustration and Text Credits574
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