Footprints in New York

Tracing The Lives Of Four Centuries Of New Yorkers

Published by Lyons Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

New York City experts James and Michelle Nevius explore the lives of two dozen iconic New Yorkers, including Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, Central Park architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, business titan JP Morgan, and music legend Bob Dylan. Beginning with the oldest building in NYC, a 1652 farmhouse in Brooklyn, and journeying all the way to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, the book follows in the footsteps of notable New Yorkers across all five boroughs. How did the city help Abraham Lincoln win the presidency? Where in Manhattan did Edgar Allan Poe compose “The Raven”? How was an area like Soho experienced by Mary Todd Lincoln, or Jane Jacobs, or Woody Allen? One part history and one part personal narrative, Footprints in New York traces the city’s story from the Dutch village below Wall Street to the Mean Streets of Martin Scorsese, creating a different way of looking at the past.
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"Footprints in New York has some of the sharpest, most informative meditations on the history of the city that I have encountered in a long time.” - Edwin G. Burrows, Pulitzer-Prize winning co-author of Gothamand author of Forgotten Patriots.

 “New York City’s history is fantastically deep and rich. Despite the best efforts of the city’s developers and political powers to obliterate it all, there’s still much of it left to see and many stories to tell—if you have the right guides. You'll find none better than James and Michelle Nevius in this ingeniously conceived, thoroughly informed, and companionably written time machine of a book.”
—John Strausbaugh, author of The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village  
 

“Reading Footprints in New York is like wandering through the city’s history with smart friends. The pages are full of compelling details that mesh together in surprising ways, and throughout shines true affection: you sense that Michelle and James Nevius are rightly proud of New York for being America’s most fascinating place.”
—TM Rives, author of Secret New York: An Unusual Guide

“I truly love Footprints in New York. I couldn’t stop reading, even when I was reading about things I already knew. James and Michelle Nevius made me feel like I was with them on a personal tour.”
—Mitch Broder, author of Discovering Vintage New York: A Guide to the City’s Timeless Shops, Bars, Delis & More
“With lightly carried erudition and the skills born of guiding many visitors—as well as curious natives—James and Michelle Nevius will take you by the hand and tell you amazing true tales. They are the Marco Polos of New York City.”- Mac Griswold, author of The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island

Praise for Inside the Apple:

“A smart and entertaining window on the city of the past.” —The New York Times

 "I can't wait to walk Manhattan again with this book in hand." -- Noah D. Oppenheim, coauthor of the bestselling The Intellectual Devotional™ series

 “As a longtime New Yorker, I never tire of walking the streets and uncovering something new about the world’s most fascinating city, where every street has a story to tell. Inside the Apple is a gem of a book, filled with nuggets about New York’s extraordinary past, from the sidewalks up. Whether you are a tourist exploring for the very first time or a seasoned walker in the city, this book is a must.” - — Kenneth C. Davis, author of the bestsellers America's Hidden History and Don't Know Much About ® History
 

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