Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 is a non-fiction book by historians
Reception
In his review for The Atlantic, Timothy J. Gilfoyle called the book "the most comprehensive examination to date of the city's history prior to 1900," saying that "Gotham may rank in importance with the multi-volume works on Thomas Jefferson by Dumas Malone and on the Civil War by Allan Nevins,"[3] while Clyde Haberman in The New York Times wrote that "Burrows and Wallace offer a large-canvas portrait of a city they clearly love. . . . [I]t marches relentlessly across the nearly three centuries from the Dutch landing to the emergence of the unified boroughs. The countless topics include, to list but a few, New York's wars with the Indians and its pro-Crown leanings, its financial support for the slave trade and its bloody draft riots during the Civil War, the commercial imperatives and the waves of immigration that constantly redefined it."[4] Publishers Weekly called the work "definitive."[5]
Journal reviews
- Bender, Thomas (2000). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 30 (4): 699–700. S2CID 142770290.
- Chase, Jeanne (1999). "Reviewed work: Gotham". Reviews in American History. 27 (2): 180–187. S2CID 201761860.
- Edgell, Derek (2001). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". History. 86 (284): 539–540. JSTOR 24425550.
- Godfrey, Brian J. (2002). "Tragedy and Transformation in New York City". Geographical Review. 92 (1): 127–139. JSTOR 4140959.
- Hammack, David C. (2000). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". The American Historical Review. 105 (2): 536–537. JSTOR 1571496.
- Leopold, John A. (2000). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin Burrows, Mike Wallace". The Historian. 62 (3): 646–647. JSTOR 24450348.
- Mendel, Ronald (2001). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". Urban History. 28 (3): 438–439. JSTOR 44613268.
- Schwartz, Joel (1999). "Reviewed work: American Metropolis: A History of New York City, George J. Lankevich; Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". New York History. 80 (3): 338–341. JSTOR 23182369.
- Spann, Edward K. (1999). "Reviewed work: American Metropolis: A History of New York City, George J. Lankevich; Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". The Journal of American History. 86 (2): 751–752. JSTOR 2567072.
- Wills, Karen (2000). "Reviewed work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace". The Economic History Review. 53 (1): 203. JSTOR 2599496.
Naming
"Gotham" as a
References
- ^ "Reading "Greater Gotham" and Reviewing New York's Historic Monuments". The New Yorker. October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Wallace - Charlie Rose".
- ^ Gilfoyle, Timothy J. (February 1999). "America's Heart". The Atlantic Monthly. Vol. 283, no. 2. pp. 95–98. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Haberman, Clyde (December 13, 1998). "Goats' Town". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898". Publishers Weekly. November 2, 1998. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ISBN 0-195-11634-8.