Rudolph W. Giuliani
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started as just another beautiful day. At 8:47am, the city would be jolted into its worst nightmare as a chain of tragic events unfolded, changing the lives of New Yorkers and Americans forever. People from 115 different countries died at the World Trade Center. Film features still photographs and video from 118 individuals and 16 news agencies, much of it never-before seen, from in and around New York City. The attack...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Expanded tenth Anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
Offers a photographic account of the events of September 11, 2001, the rescue efforts in the days following the attacks, and the response of a nation united in sadness, pride, and resolve. Includes President Obama's speech on the death of bin Laden.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Themes of democracy and capitalism are brought to a moving zenith during the period, as New York's hybrid cultural style mixes high culture and low, black culture and white, in a new and distinctively American form, that is manufactured in New York and distributed to the rest of the world.--container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"The third episode chronicles the history of New York during the giddy decades following the Civil War. During this period, New York grows at a staggering rate, building on its position as the commercial and cultural capital of America to become the he3adquarters of an entirely new corporate economy."--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"The second episode chronicles the rise of New York from merchant city to industrial metropolis as the commericial revolution triggered by the Erie Canal transforms every aspect of life in the city. As the immigrant population explodes and social problems of every kind emerge on the streets of Manhattan."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The tragedy and horror of the 9/11 attacks triggered a host of changes in America, including a reassessment of the role of sports and its accompanying hero-worship. Batting averages and home run totals were no longer paramount, particularly in New York, but in the Fall of 2001 baseball played a significant role in the city's recovery efforts. Revisits that remarkable and inspiring phenomenon.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"In this pivotal fourth episode, the forces of capitalism and democracy in New York come to a stunning crescendo, as the city's tremendous industrial engine draws in people from around the world--tripling New York's population in less than a single lifetime."--Container.
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