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Shows the symbiotic relationship between New York City and the migrants who have settled there.

Table of Contents

Preface From Trading Post to Commercial City, 1624-1824 Growth and Change in the Commercial City, 1825-1870 A New Metropolis: New York and Its People, 1870-1920 Boom Times, Bad Times: New York and Its People, 1920-1945 Postwar New York: Bright City, Dark City, 1945-1970 Roller Coaster Years: New York and Its People, 1970-1995 Bibliographical Essay Index

About the Author

SELMA BERROL is Professor Emerita at taruch College. A lifelong New Yorker, she is the author of five books, all of which deal with the immigrants, schools, and history of New York City.

Reviews

?Within its 173 pages, Selma Berrol has presented a smoothly written narrative history of The Empire City: New York and Its People, 1624-1996?-H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences

"Within its 173 pages, Selma Berrol has presented a smoothly written narrative history of The Empire City: New York and Its People, 1624-1996"-H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences