City of Dreams
A defining American story of millions of immigrants, hundreds of languages, and one great city New York has been America s city of immigrants for nearly four centuries Growing from Peter Minuit s tiny settlement of 1626 to one with than three million immigrants today, the city has always been a magnet for transplants from all over the globe It is only fitting that the United States, a nation of immigrants, is home to the only world city built primarily by immigration More immigrants have entered the United States through New York than through all other entry points combined, making New York s immigrant saga a quintessentially American story City of Dreams is the long overdue, inspiring, and defining account of New York s both famous and forgotten immigrants the young man from the Caribbean who relocated to New York and became a Founding Father an Italian immigrant who toiled for years at railroad track maintenance before achieving his dream of becoming a nationally renowned poet Russian born Emma Goldman, who condoned the murder of American industrialists as a means of aiding downtrodden workers Dominican immigrant Oscar de la Renta, who dressed first ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama Over ten years in the making, Tyler Anbinder s story is one of innovators and artists, revolutionaries and rioters, staggering deprivation and soaring triumphs Today s immigrants are really no different from those who have come to America in centuries past and their story has never before been told with such breadth of scope, lavish research, and resounding spirit. New Download City of Dreams [ author ] Tyler Anbinder [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr History professor Anbinder, himself a native of New York, traces the waves of immigrants that have built NYC into the behemoth it is today From Peter Minuit and his deal with the Native Americans to today, the author follows wave after wave of immigrants and how they shaped the city From the Puritans and fur traders to huge waves of German and Irish immigrants to the Italians, eastern Europeans, Asians, former slaves, South and Central American, and West Indies, all the big movements of people History professor Anbinder, himself a native of New York, traces the waves of immigrants that have built NYC into the behemoth it is today From Peter Minuit and his deal with the Native Americans to today, the author follows wave after wave of immigrants and how they shaped the city From the Puritans and fur traders to huge waves of German and Irish immigrants to the Italians, eastern Europeans, Asians, former slaves, South and Central American, and West Indies, all the big movements of people are here It s a fascinating read every wave of people came over hoping foropportunity and a new life Nearly all faced prejudice of the already ensconced people, horrible living conditions, and endless hard work They...If I may be so bold, this is the best work of history published so far in 2016 Before I get into exactly why, let me first acknowledge that when large scale tomes like this emerge, reviewers frequently cart out the trite adjectives of, magisterial, hugely ambitious, all encompassing, sweeping, and the like Now, regrettably for my own originality, I have to say that every one of those applies to Tyler Anbinder s history of the effect of immigration in the founding and thriving of the greatest If I may be so bold, this is the best work of history published so far in 2016 Before I get into exactly why, let me first acknowledge that when large scale tomes like this emerge, reviewers frequently cart out the trite adjectives of, magisterial, hugely ambitious, all encompassing, sweeping, and the like Now, regrettably for my own originality, I have to say that every one of those applies to Tyler ...This is a highly readable book, but I still think most books over 400 pages are too long Thus, for that reason, along with the fact I ve read lots and lots about immigrants in New York, I focused intently on what topics interested me the most and skimmed the rest Tyler Anbinder is an excellent historian and a very likable one, in my opinion He knew how to pick and choose stories and individuals that would make this book come alive and gave equal attention to women immigrants, unlike other bo This is a highly readable book, but I still think most books over 400 pages are too long Thus, for that reason, along with the fact I ve read lots and lots about immigrants in New York, I focused intently on what topics interested me the most and skimmed the rest Tyler Anbinder is an excellent historian and a very likable one, in my opinion He knew how to pick and choose stories and individuals that would make this book come alive and gave equal attention to women immigrants, unlike other books that seem to always focus mostly on men He also appeared to be trying to prove that the United States can and always has accommodated thousands and thousands of immigrants, both legal ...Terrific book, a fascinating history I actually finished this a while ago but was reminded to update this today as I found myself arguing against some knee jerk racism that turned up on some random FB post about poaching in Prospect Park that I otherwise would have liked to share Rollercoaster ride isn t ordinarily a term I would think of applying to a history, but again and again, there were the sometimes horrendous conditions that drove people out of their homes, there was the hope and pro Terrific book, a fascinating history I actually finished this a while ago but was reminded to update this today as I found myself arguing against some knee jerk racism that turned up on some random FB post about poaching in Prospect Park that I otherwise would have liked to share Rollercoaster ride isn t ord...Fantastic This is such a comprehensive book regarding the history of New York and the immigrant experiences It helped me understand so much about my own family history and enlightened me about the New York I grew up in A m...I was totally engrossed in this masterly written book, and found it difficult to put down The pages are infused with incredible details, documentation, and illuminations I have read other histories regarding New York City...The story of immigration in America isor less the story of America, so there are many ways writers and historians have of making the topicmanageable Tyler Anbinder attacks it by telling the story of immigrants in New York City, and even this is a massive undertaking From Colonial times to the present day, Anbinder explains how immigrants from dozens of countries have landed in New York and made it their home In 1910, he tells us, the population density of the Lower East Side was g The story of immigration in America isor less the story of America, so there are many ways writers and historians have of making the topicmanageable Tyler A...The publishers notes really say it all It is a vast and sweeping history of the immigration story of New York From the Danes to about the 1980 90 s The experience of the early settlers and the current immigrants is not much different Welcomed with suspicion and sectioned, much by choice The country and the city were built largely on the backs of these peoples The stories of these people, many unknown, voices from the past tell us much about today as yesterday There are several stories tha The publishers notes really say it all It is a vast and sweeping history of the immigration story of New York From the Danes to about the 1980 90 s The experience of the early settlers and the current immigrants is not much different Welcomed with suspicion and sectioned, much by choice The count...Somehow both sweeping and incredibly specific history of both New York City and immigration It sort of oscillates between these two subjects I didn t really mind bc most everything covered was fascinating but admittedly wasn t always purely about immigration and immigrant experience IN NYC Important reminder that US has a long sad history of nativism and discriminating against new groups until the next new group arrives Book had disappointingly uneven treatment of last 100 years, would hav Somehow both sweeping and incredibly specific history of both New York City and immigration It sort of oscillates between these two subjects I didn t really mind bc most everything covered was fascinating but admittedly wasn t always purely about immigration and immigrant experience IN NYC Important remi...Impressive history of immigrants to New York I especially enjoyed learning about some of therecent immigrant groups I have my doubts, however, that the issues with today s immigrants are the same as the ones in the past See Germany in the past year See France I also would ha...
- English
- 09 June 2018 Tyler Anbinder
- Hardcover
- 768 pages
- 054410465X
- Tyler Anbinder
- City of Dreams