Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 (The History of NYC Series)

In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers' Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World War. Here is New York on a whole new scale, moving from national to global prominence -- an urban dynamo driven by restless ambition, boundless energy, immigrant dreams, and Wall Street greed.

Within the first two decades of the twentieth century, a newly consolidated New York grew exponentially. The city exploded into the air, with skyscrapers jostling for prominence, and dove deep into the bedrock where massive underground networks of subways, water pipes, and electrical conduits sprawled beneath the city to serve a surging population of New Yorkers from all walks of life. New York was transformed in these two decades as the world's second-largest city and now its financial capital, thriving and sustained by the city's seemingly unlimited potential.

Wallace's new book matches its predecessor in pure page-turning appeal and takes America's greatest city to new heights.

• Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
• Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of NYC Series)
• The Historical Atlas of New York City, Third Edition: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History
• The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910
• Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles
• Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure
• Seeking New York: The Stories Behind the Historic Architecture of Manhattan--One Building at a Time
• Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
• The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States)
• The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York: An Unconventional Exploration of Manhattan's Historic Neighborhoods, Secret Spots and Colorful Characters