Downtown My Manhattan,9780316010689

Downtown My Manhattan

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780316010689
ISBN10: 0316010685
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-11-08
Publisher(s): Back Bay Books
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Summary

In this widely praised book, Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the islands southern tip to Times Square, combining a moving memoir of his own days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people.

Author Biography

Pete Hamill (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was the author of twenty-two books, including the bestselling novels Tabloid City, North River, Forever, and Snow in August, and the bestselling memoir A Drinking Life. 

Table of Contents

The Capital of Nostalgia
3(27)
The First Downtown
27(28)
Trinity Country
55(24)
Velocity
79(24)
The Music of What Happens
103(29)
Park Row
132(23)
The Fifth Avenue
155(16)
On the Rialto
171(20)
Some Villages
191(41)
Crossroads of the World
232(37)
Envoi
269(14)
Suggested Reading 283(8)
Reading group guide 291

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