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Downtown, Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to Times Square, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people.
In the tradition of E. B. White's Here Is New York, this will be a timeless evocation of the city, ideal for lovers of New York everywhere.
More than just history or reporting, this is an elegy by a native son who haslived through some of New York's most historic moments, and continues to call this magnificent, haunted city his home.
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In this "beautifully written, sharply observed, and heartfelt" guide to his hometown (New York Times), legendary New York City journalist Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves.
Walking the Manhattan streets he loves, from Times Square to the island's southern tip, Pete Hamill combines a moving memoir of his own days and nights in new York with a lively and revealing history of the city's most enduring places and people.
"Pete Hamill lovingly captures the vibrant sights, sounds, and smells of Manhattan from Battery Park to midtown, the most important, most exciting stretch of real estate in the world." --New York Daily News
Synopsis
In Downtown, Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to Times Square, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people.
About the Author
Pete Hamill is a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He is the author of 21 previous books including the bestselling novels Tabloid City, Forever, and Snow in August and the bestselling memoir A Drinking Life. He writes a column for the New York Daily News and lives in New York City.