Mr. Langewiesche talked about his book American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The book is his account of the manpower that went into removi…
1,290 viewsMarcus Rediker talked about his book The Slave Ship: A Human History, published by Viking. In his book he documents the history of the American and British slave ships of the 18th century th…
3,645 viewsThomas Desjardin talked about his book Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold’s March to Quebec, 1775, published by St. Martin’s Press. He described Arnold’s 1775 invasion of the Brit…
421 viewsChad Millman talked about his book The Detonators: The Secret Plot to Destroy America and an Epic Hunt for Justice, published by Little, Brown. The book recounts the explosion in 1916 set by…
395 viewsAuthor Christopher Finan talked about his biography of one-time presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith, published by Hill and Wang. Mr. Smith was a four-time governor of New York who lost th…
514 viewsFrom the South Street Seaport in New York City, Author Douglas Century and NYPD Detective Rick Cowan discuss their book, Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire, published by G.P. Putnam…
1,956 viewsMike Wallace talked about the book he co-authored, "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898", published by Oxford University Press. The first volume of a proposed two-volume set, this boo…
483 viewsNew York City residents shared their opinions about presidential candidates Senator Al Gore and Vice President George H. W. Bush. The candidates positions on the economy, the Soviet Union, a…
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