Supreme City : how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America / Donald L. Miller.
Supreme City : how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America / Donald L. Miller.
Supreme City : how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America / Donald L. Miller.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/1380
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 763 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Jimmy Walker era -- Power and politics -- A test for Tammany -- Jimmy Walker's New York -- Crime and Prohibition -- Too good to be true -- Owney Madden -- "The night club era" -- "He did it alone" -- The making of modern Manhattan -- Revenue plucked from the air -- Street of dreams -- Vanishing...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
An award-winning historian surveys the astonishing cast of characters who helped turn Manhattan into the world capital of commerce, communication and entertainment -- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Full title
Supreme City : how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America / Donald L. Miller.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 687-729) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/1380
Record Identifier
74VKO0DDeR7O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO0DDeR7O
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ISBN
1416550194 (hbk.)
9781416550198 (hbk.)
DDC
974.7/1043
MMS ID
991022626299702626
