I Never Knew That About New York

I Never Knew That About New York

by Christopher Winn (Author)

Synopsis

In I Never Knew That About New York , Christopher Winn digs beneath the gleaming towers and mean streets of New York and discovers its secrets and its hidden treasures. You can learn about the extraordinary people who built New York into one of the world's great cities in just 400 years. New York is one of the most photographed and talked about cities in the world but Winn unearths much that is unexpected and unremembered in this fast moving, ever changing metropolis where history is made on a daily basis!

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Ebury Press
Published: 04 Apr 2013

ISBN 10: 0091945240
ISBN 13: 9780091945244
Book Overview: New York New York so good they named it twice - find out why in this scintillating new book that gets to the core of the Big Apple

Media Reviews
Comprehensive, fascinating, and thoughtfully laid out, this is a great read for the armchair tourist and pavement pounder alike -- The Library Journal The Library Journal
Author Bio
Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling I Never Knew That About England. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, the English, Irish and Scottish, the Lake District, Yorkshire, the River Thames and Royal Britain followed. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series. His website is www.i-never-knew-that.com.