Edwin G. Burrows (1) (1943–2018)
Auteur van Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
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Edwin Gwynne Burrows was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 15, 1943. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1964 and a doctorate in history from Columbia University. He taught history at Brooklyn College from 1972 until his retirement in 2013. His first book, toon meer Albert Gallatin and the Political Economy of Republicanism, 1761-1800, was published in 1986. His other books included Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War and The Finest Building in America: The New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858. He and Mike Wallace won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1999 for Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. Burrows was elected a fellow of the Society of American Historians in 2000. He died from Parkinson's disease on May 4, 2018 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Burrows, Edwin G.
- Officiële naam
- Burrows, Edwin Gwynne
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Burrows, Ted (known as)
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- 1943-05-15
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2018-05-04
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- Huntington, New York, USA
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- Northport, New York, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Huntington, New York, USA - Opleiding
- Columbia University
University of Michigan (AB|1964) - Beroepen
- historian
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- McKitrick, Eric L. (teacher)
Hofstadter, Richard (teacher) - Organisaties
- Brooklyn College
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I read this book over a lazy summer, and have never been more fascinated by a work of non-fiction. Burrows and Wallace profile the city from its "discovery" by white men to the bustle of the 1890s. They discuss almost every conceivable aspect of the city with humour and insightful research, providing us with astonishing statistics, fascinating quotes from the time, and a comprehensive scope that reaches from the aristocracy to the slums. Individual readers will have their own areas that could have been further researched, but truthfully this is a truly absorbing read. (And, since the book at least touches on every aspect of the city's history, it's a good starting point to find areas for more specialised reading.)
More so than just the history of one city, this book is a history of trade, urban life, culture and really America as a whole. It is filled with colourful personalities, uplifting stories and tragedies. In some areas, it can be quite academic with its catalogues and investigations of history, but I'm the kind of person who loves that. Better to be ambitious than lazy, I say!
I can't wait for the promised sequel to this book (chronicling the 20th century).… (meer)