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James Roman
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People in New York 1900
The urgent demand for steel across the nation in 1900 enabled New Yorker J. P. Morgan to create the first billion-dollar corporation in history: U.S. Steel. It was an era of opportunity for both hard-working capitalists and unscrupulous entrepreneurs, all thriving on New York’s severe caste system.
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Repulsive. More than halfway in, I’m giving up. There isn’t a single likable character to make me continue. But the violence is the real turn-off. A girl gets stoned in the first pages. Then the book wallows in vomit, excrement, and all forms of bile, ...more |
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Still charming . . . It’s pleasant to return to these characters with a little more depth this time. This sequel depends heavily on the first book, which delivers a touching and delightful payoff at the very end. Still pitched at a Young Adult market ...more |
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What a knockout! The violence that starts this book is so intense that I almost gave up, but I’m really glad that I stuck with it. “The Lure” is a remarkable work of fiction, with vivid characters navigating a complex situation in New York’s criminal ...more |
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Charming. At first, I was turned off when I discovered how naïve and youthful these protagonists are, as high school juniors pondering their first gay romance. But it’s also eye-opening. In my junior year, an event called the Stonewall Rebellion occup ...more |
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Enormously entertaining. Vivid characters, a strong sense of place and of time, and an engaging series of events make this story constantly engaging. This AudioBooks edition also features Commentary at the end by the author, explaining the impact of t ...more |
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Stunning. On this audiobook, Matt Bomer does a specTACular job as the narrator of James Baldwin’s powerful book, switching adeptly from French, to Italian, to American English accents without missing a beat. The story is as topical today as it was whe ...more |
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Enormously entertaining. An intelligent work of fiction that could easily pass for fact. The witty author provides insights into characters, adding depth to their situations and the world they occupy. The audiobook narrator is terrific too! |
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Redundant. Iroquois vs. Mohicans vs. Palefaces. There’s an unexpected tale here that meanders to many unexpected places, but James Fenimore Cooper is a painful storyteller. In the days before typewriters, authors like Cooper wrote longhand sagas that ...more |
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“In 1837, New York University erected a Gothic Revival building on the northeast corner of the parade grounds at Washington Square, constructed from stones cut by convicts at Sing Sing, the maximum-security prison located about thirty miles up the river in Ossining, New York. The indignant stonecutters of New York’s Stonecutters Guild promptly organized New York’s first mass labor demonstration in Washington Square, which continued for days. To complete its construction, NYU was forced to call in the 27th Regiment of the National Guard to clear the demonstrators from the site.”
― Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhattan's Landmark Neighborhoods
― Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhattan's Landmark Neighborhoods
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