Synopses & Reviews
Unique among historical guides to New York City, this book covers separate waves of immigration from colonial times to the mid-nineteenth-century Irish Potato Famine, from Ellis Islandwhich, between 1892 and 1954, processed some twelve million newcomersto the present day, and it ties this history to various sites in the city.
Timeline Books
These one-of-a-kind guides allow readers to move through time as never before, bringing them face to face with the people and events behind some of Americas most important historical landmarks and locations. No other guidebooks draw so much on the first-hand accounts of those involved in the historic events that transpired in the areas coveredmaking readers feel as if they are experiencing living history. Each book features:
* Two popout® mapsa historical map showing the area as it once was; and a modern map marking every stop on the tour and place mentioned in the text.
* Additional color maps and up to 40-60 photos, both historical and modern
* An introduction by an expert that sets the area in historical context
* A timeline showing key historical events
* A detailed walking tour of the present-day site, interspersed with first-hand accounts interspersed in the text or included as sidebars
* Concise and colorful biographies of key historical figures
* Where to stay and eat, and places to visit nearby
Also available in the series:
Antietam (978-0-7627-5328-4; 9/2009)
Arlington National Cemetery (978-0-7627-5329-1; 9/2009)
Fredericksburg (978-0-7627-5330-7; 1/2010)
Gettysburg (978-0-7627-5331-4; 9/2009)
Vicksburg (978-0-7627-5332-1; 1/2010)
Washington, D.C. (978-0-7627-5333-8; 9/2009)
Synopsis
These full-sized history travel guides each come with two popout maps and the promise of a walk through the history of a particular city, region, or battlefield. One popout map shows the area back when; the other shows the modern view. Throughout these books the readers are constantly provided with information they need to re-live the history of a famous battle or period of history.
Synopsis
Move through time as never before with this one-of-a-kind guide, which brings you face to face with the people and events that have shaped the immigrant experience in New York City. Unique among historical guides to the Big Apple, it covers separate waves of immigration—from colonial times to the mid-nineteenth-century Irish Potato Famine, from Ellis Island to the present day—and it ties this history to various sites in the city.
• Two PopOuts—an historic map up front and a contemporary map in the back
• An introduction that sets the New York immigrant experience in historical context
• A timeline that adds context to the history described
• An historical walking tour
• Where to stay and eat, and places to visit nearby
• Archival and color photos throughout
About the Author
Randi Minetor is the author of three other Timeline Books, including Gettysburg, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C., and of fifteen books for FalconGuides® (an imprint of Globe Pequot Press).