New York : the novel / Edward Rutherfurd.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385521383
- ISBN: 0385521383
- ISBN: 9780345497420
- ISBN: 0345497422
- Physical Description: xvi, 862 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st United States ed.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Doubleday, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | New Amsterdam: 1664 -- New York -- The Boston girl: 1735 -- The Philadelphia girl: 1741 -- Montayn's tavern: 1758 -- London: 1759 -- Abigail: 1765 -- The loyalist: 1770 -- The patriot -- Vanessa -- War: March 1776 -- Fire: 1776 -- Love: July 1777 -- The capital: 1790 -- Niagara: 1825 -- Past five points: 1849 -- Crystal palace: 1853 -- Lincoln: 1860 -- The draft: 1863 -- Moonlight sonata: 1871 -- Snow: 1888 -- Old England: 1896 -- Ellis Island: 1901 -- Empire State: 1917 -- Brooklyn: 1953 -- Verrazano Narrows: 1968 -- After dark: 1977 -- Giving birth: 1987 -- Millennium -- The board game: September 8, 2001 -- Epilogue: Summer 2009. |
Summary, etc.: | A tale set against a backdrop of New York City's history from its founding through the September 11 attacks traces the experiences of characters who witness such periods as the Revolutionary War, the city's emergence as a financial giant, and the Gilded Age. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | New York (N.Y.) > History > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 44 of 48 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Milford Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 48 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Milford Public Library | RUTHERFURD Edward (Text) | 34013155184107 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
New York : A Novel
Edward Rutherford is a pseudonym for Francis Edward Wintle. A writer of historical novels, he has also found success with multigenerational epics. His first book Sarum: The Novel of England was published in 1987. It was followed in 1991 with Russka: The Novel of Russia. He has also published two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century: Dublin: Foundation (The Princes of Ireland) and Ireland: Awakening (The Rebels of Ireland). His books have been translated into twenty languages. Wintle was born in 1948, in Wiltshire, England. He attended Cambridge University and graduated with honors in English. His title's Paris and Sarum: The Novel of England made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)