America’s Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York

Edited by Sam Roberts

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Paper, 256 pages, 150 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-15261-7
$29.95 / £20.95

May, 2010
Cloth, 256 pages, 150 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-15260-0
$49.95 / £34.95

Web Features:

• Read Ben Smith’s review of the book on Politico.
• Read Sam Roberts’s piece in "The Huffington Post," The Toughest Job in America.
• The Huffington Post review.
• Read James Sanders’s essay from the book, Adventure Playground: John V. Lindsay and the Transformation of Modern New York
• Read about the book on the New York Times City Room blog.
• View a slide show of images from the book.
• Read a review on History News Network.
• The Bowery Boys on the book.
• Read a review from 15 minutes

Related Subjects

• American History
• New York City
• Urban History

About the Author

Sam Roberts is the urban affairs correspondent of The New York Times and has written for the newspaper for more than two decades. Before joining The Times, Roberts was a reporter and city editor at the Daily News. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, the New Republic, and New York Magazine, and he is the author and coauthor of several books. He lives in New York City.

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