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How New York Became American, 1890–1924
Originally published in 2006. For many Americans at the turn of the twentieth century and into the 1920s, the city of New York conjured dark images of crime, poverty, and the desperation of crowded immigrants. In How New York Became American, 1890–1924, Art M. Blake explores how advertising professionals and savvy business leaders "reinvented" the city, creating a brand image of New York that capitalized on the trend toward pleasure travel. Blake examines the ways in which these early boosters built on the attention drawn to the city and its exotic populations to craft an image of New York City as America writ urban—a place where the arts flourished, diverse peoples lived together boiste...
A True Politician
Rebecca Browning Rankin was a politician in the best sense of the word. She supervised the New York Municipal Reference Library for 32 years until her retirement in 1952. Serving in many key policy-making positions, both on mayoral committees and in professional organizations, Rankin was an excellent lobbyist for the role of information in educating the electorate. She published over fifty articles and books on aspects of city government and libraries, and delivered weekly radio speeches on WNYC from 1928 to 1938. Her career as a librarian, author and radio commentator demonstrates the use of research in the formation of public policy decisions and provides a unique perspective on politics i...
New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs.
Volume contains: 236 NY 599 (Shamrock v. General Electric Co.) 236 NY 254 (Schieffelin v. Hylan) 236 NY 340 (Smith v. Goldsborough) Unreported Case (Smith v. Goldsborough) 236 NY 629 (Smith v. Chadwick) 236 NY 199 (Winter v. American Aniline Products, Inc.)
New York Star
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