Supreme city, how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America, Donald L. Miller
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Supreme city, how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America, Donald L. Miller
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 587-729) and index
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contains biographical information
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mapsillustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Supreme city
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
849801137
Responsibility statement
Donald L. Miller
Sub title
how Jazz Age Manhattan gave birth to modern America
Summary
An award-winning historian surveys the astonishing cast of characters who helped turn Manhattan into the world capital of commerce, communication and entertainment
Table Of Contents
The Jimmy Walker era -- Power and politics. A test for Tammany ; Jimmy Walker's New York -- Crime and Prohibition. too good to be true ; Owney Madden ; "The night club era" ; "He did it alone" -- The making of modern Manhattan. Revenue plucked from the air ; Street of dreams ; Vanishing social citadels ; The woman's city ; Fred French ; Masters of the skyline ; The silver spire ; The magic carpet -- Bringing in the future. Sarnoff ; Paley ; Jazz Age baby ; Sluggers ; Tex ; Pursuits ; visions ; Highway under the Hudson ; Poet in steel ; A school of minnows -- Jazz Age icons. Music is my mistress ; Master of allure ; A bag of plums -- Blue skies
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Subject
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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