Manhattan '45
Morris, Jan, 1926-2011
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In 'Manhattan '45', acclaimed travel writer and historian Jan Morris evokes the city in all its romantic grandeur. From its beguilingly idiosyncratic architectural style to its unmistakable slang, post-war New York springs to life through Morris's brisk, affectionate prose.
Main title:
Manhattan '45 / Jan Morris.
Author:
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2011.
Collation:
x, 273 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1987.
ISBN:
9780571241781 (pbk)
Dewey class:
974.71043
Language:
English
Subject:
Nineteen forty-five, A.D.Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryManhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryNew York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
276035