Books by David Halle (editor)
“It’s hard for me to resist putting in my own husband’s David Halle’s, book on the list because it looks at very virtually every aspect of New York City—immigration education culture, government—in comparison with another city, Los Angeles. Through comparing those two cities we really come to understand that New York is, as you said in your first question, unique. The book identifies many of the factors that make the city unique. For instance, we have a mayor who has a truly significant amount of power and authority, especially now that we have mayoral control of the schools. We have the largest number of children in our public education system.” Read more...
Interviews where books by David Halle (editor) were recommended
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
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New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
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Slavery in New York
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Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940
by George Chauncey -
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New York and Los Angeles
by David Halle (editor)
The best books on New York History, recommended by Louise Mirrer
The best books on New York History, recommended by Louise Mirrer
Like several of the great cities of the world, New York’s openness to people born elsewhere and relative tolerance lay at the foundation of its success, though darker episodes in the city’s 400-year history also need attention. Historian Louise Mirrer, President of the New-York Historical Society, recommends books that are essential to understanding the essence of the Big Apple.
