The Women Who Made New York

Name: The Women Who Made New York
Brand: Basic Books
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Read any history of New York City and you will read about men. You will read about men who were political leaders and men who were activists and cultural tastemakers. These men have been lauded for generations for creating the most exciting and influential city in the world. But that's not the whole story. The Women Who Made New York reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made New York City the cultural epicentre of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work.Paired with striking, contemporary illustrations by artist Hallie Heald, The Women Who Made New York offers a visual sensation,one that reinvigorates not just New York City's history but its very identity.

Product details

Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 352
Release Date:: 2016-10-25
Publication Date:: 2016-10-25
Publisher:: Basic Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1580056539
ISBN13:: 9781580056533
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 1013 g
Height:: 182 cm
Width:: 236 cm
Thickness:: 27 cm

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