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New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009

by Teresa Carpenter

A city through its diarists

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A city through its diarists

Arranged from January 1 onward, this collection brings together diary entries written across four centuries, offering a day-by-day view of New York City through the observations of people who lived in or visited it. Teresa Carpenter draws on archival material from libraries, historical societies, and private estates. The entries place everyday experience alongside the city’s changing role in American politics, business, society, and culture, making the book both a memoir anthology and a historical portrait assembled from personal records.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in New York City’s history and changing public life
  • Readers who enjoy diaries, memoirs, and historical primary sources

Themes

New York City across four centuriesUrban life and historical changeDiaries and personal observation

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Book overview

New York is a city like no other. Through the centuries, she's been embraced and reviled, worshipped and feared, praised and battered--all the while standing at the crossroads of American politics, business, society, and culture. Pulitzer Prize winner Teresa Carpenter, a lifelong diary enthusiast, scoured the archives of libraries, historical societies, and private estates to assemble here an almost holographic view of this iconic metropolis. Starting on January 1 and continuing day by day through the year, these journal entries are selected from four centuries of writing--revealing vivid and compelling snapshots of life in the Capital of the World.

"Today I arrived by train in New York City . . . and instantly fell in love with it. Silently, inside myself, I yelled: I should have been born here!"--Edward Robb Ellis, May 22, 1947

Includes diary excerpts from Sherwood Anderson - Albert Camus - No
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