Greater Gotham: A History Of New York City From 1898 To 1919 (The History Of Nyc Series)

Between consolidation and the end of World War One, New York was transformed and transforming, mirroring the juggernauting dynamism of the country at large--and largely fueling it. The names of two of its streets encapsulate the degree of the city's preeminence: Wall Street and Broadway. [This book] reveals the workings of the city's consolidation; the emerging hegemony of its financial markets, which effectively reconstructed U.S. capitalism; the influx of migrants from other continents and from the American South; the development of its massive infrastructure--subways and waterways and electrical grid; and New York's growing dominance over the arts, media, and entertainment--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Mike Wallace
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 1196 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/HISTORY
• | ISBN-10: 0195116356
• | ISBN-13: 9780195116359