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“john tauranac”

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  • New York's Scoundrels, Scalawags, and Scrappers

    The City in the Last Decade of the Gilded Age

    by John Tauranac ...
    The 1890s was the tail end of the Gilded Age. It was not a “Golden Age,” it was a veneer, and although the decade is specifically called “The Gay Nineties,” the gaiety was generally reserved for the top ten percenters. If you were a common working stiff—or worse, a common working “stiffette”—life was not so gay. Most New Yorkers played by the rules of the game, although some fudged a bit. Others, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Empire State Building

    The Making of a Landmark

    by John Tauranac ...
    The Empire State Building is the landmark book on one of the world's most notable landmarks. Since its publication in 1995, John Tauranac's book, focused on the inception and creation of the building, has stood as the most comprehensive account of the structure. Moreover, it is far more than a work in architectural history; Tauranac tells a larger story of the politics of urban development in and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Manhattan's Little Secrets

    Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone

    by John Tauranac, Kathryn Gerhardt ...
    Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive.A sarcophagus sits in a public parkStones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of herA Star of David adorns a Baptist churchA fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehouseA stained-glass window relates an architect’s frustrationsThese are the details that guidebooks usually ... Read more

    $23.99 USD