{"product_id":"9781350185944","title":"Gotham Rising New York in the 1930s","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGotham Rising\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNew York in the 1930s\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJules Stewart\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften described as the greatest city in the world, New York is one of the iconic cities of the world. Yet much of its architecture and culture which so defines the city we know today only came into being in the 1930s, in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city's 400 year history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Stewart shows how, after the roaring twenties, the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression, New York rose from the ashes and underwent an architectural, economic, social and creative renaissance under the leadership of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power, he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city, attacked political corruption and kick-started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects. At the same time, a cultural revolution was underway as the jazz age and the Harlem Renaissance took hold. From the Empire State Building to the Pastrami Sandwich and the Cotton Club, \u003ci\u003eGotham Rising\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of when the city we know today came of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJules Stewart \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist, historian and author. He was born in New York and worked there in various guises including a yellow cab driver over the years. His books include \u003ci\u003eMadrid: The History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAlbert: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Kaiser's Mission to Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Afghanistan's Plains: The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars \u003c\/i\u003e(all published by I.B.Tauris); \u003ci\u003eCrimson Snow: Britain's First Disaster in Afghanistan; The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier; Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350185944\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332932403340,"sku":"9781350185944","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_93f89f39-0513-4cbc-9dd7-618ebf2a92fc.jpg?v=1783607428","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350185944","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}