The Big Onion Guide to New York City. Ten Historic Tours.
Kamil, Seth I.; Wakin, Eric
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Description for The Big Onion Guide to New York City. Ten Historic Tours.
Paperback. Whether you are a tourist or a native New Yorker, you can enjoy this informative walking guide to New York City. The historic tours connect the contemporary city with the snapshots of yesterday, blending social and cultural history with the evolution of different ethnic and cultural communities. Num Pages: 390 pages, 50 illustrations, photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 2591 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
A guide to a variety of witty, informative walking tours in New York City
Whether you're a tourist or a native New Yorker, you will appreciate this witty, informative walking guide to New York City, as authors Seth Kamil and Eric Wakin peel back the layers of New York's most popular neighborhoods. Here in one volume are their award-winning tours. In their "Immigrant New York" tour you can take a walk on the Bowery, the most infamous street in the city and learn how the city's finest roadway became America's "Skid Row." In "Before Stonewall" you'll discover the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814747483
SKU
V9780814747483
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Kamil, Seth I.; Wakin, Eric
Seth Kamil and Eric Wakin are, respectively, the president and chief tour guide of the largest and best-known walking tour company in the United States-Big Onion Walking Tours. They are also the authors of The Big Onion Guide to New York City: Ten Historic Tours, also published by NYU Press. Both live in Brooklyn, NY. Eric Wakin is Chief Tour ... Read more
Reviews for The Big Onion Guide to New York City. Ten Historic Tours.
One could scarcely find a more informative and engaging guide than this book, distilled from the award-winning tours developed over the last decade by Big Onion Walking Tours...It is a delight, deeply knowledgeable, presented with wit and style. Would that more historians engage the public so well.
New York History,Spring 2002
The founders of the acclaimed Big Onion ... Read more
New York History,Spring 2002
The founders of the acclaimed Big Onion ... Read more