Radical Walking Tours of New York City, Third Edition by Bruce Kayton read online ebook FB2, EPUB
9781609806897 English 1609806891 "Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to power-extolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American radicalism.", "Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to poweruextolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American ra, New York has, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very centre of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations and radical futures. Through 12 walking tours, Bruce Kayton takes us through this often forgotten history and shows us the New York of Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts and marches., Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to power--extolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American radicalism., Traditional walking tours of New York City lionize the wealthy and war heroes by emphasizing what they've left behind. Rarely seen are the emblems of those buried in their wake -- the people who fought the establishment, pushing for a better world. In Radical Walking Tours of New York City, political activist Bruce Kayton leads readers to monuments of these lesser-known heroes. Through Kayton's lens, the history of New York's neighborhoods is the history of class struggles, civil rights battles, and labor movements, and the 12 provocative, educational tours presented here provide for many an eye-opening afternoon. Readers visit Emma Goldman's home in the East Village, Langston Hughes's house in Harlem, the site of Mabel Dodge's salon, the apartment where John Reed wrote Ten Days That Shook the World, the site of Margaret Sanger's first birth control clinic, Black Panther headquarters, and many more little-known points of interest. From Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, Kayton's tours provide a new perspective on the history of both New York City and American radicalism. This edition includes new stops, post-September 11 changes, and a new foreword by Pete Seeger.
9781609806897 English 1609806891 "Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to power-extolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American radicalism.", "Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to poweruextolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American ra, New York has, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very centre of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations and radical futures. Through 12 walking tours, Bruce Kayton takes us through this often forgotten history and shows us the New York of Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts and marches., Too often, tours of New York City are paeans to power--extolling the fabled New York skyline and the robber barrons whose wealth built it up, praising the marvels of a city built largely on finance. But New York has also, since its founding, been a city of struggle, a place where workers lived, created wealth, and spun out the rich cultural tapestry that has put the small island of Manhattan at the very center of the world's imagination. It is a city of proletarian uprising, of abolitionist rebellion, of civil rights demonstrations, and radical futures. This is Bruce Kayton's New York, the town of Emma Goldman and Langston Hughes, of Margaret Sanger and John Reed, of demonstrations and shootouts, of community gardens and marches. Now in an expanded third edition with a new Upper West Side tour featuring the Berrigans, Maxime Gorky, Lucien Carr and others, and updated sites reflecting recent anti-war and police-brutality protests, Occupy and Zuccotti Park, and more, these twelve walking tours, taking us from Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, offer a vital new perspective on the history of New York City and its place in the traditions of American radicalism., Traditional walking tours of New York City lionize the wealthy and war heroes by emphasizing what they've left behind. Rarely seen are the emblems of those buried in their wake -- the people who fought the establishment, pushing for a better world. In Radical Walking Tours of New York City, political activist Bruce Kayton leads readers to monuments of these lesser-known heroes. Through Kayton's lens, the history of New York's neighborhoods is the history of class struggles, civil rights battles, and labor movements, and the 12 provocative, educational tours presented here provide for many an eye-opening afternoon. Readers visit Emma Goldman's home in the East Village, Langston Hughes's house in Harlem, the site of Mabel Dodge's salon, the apartment where John Reed wrote Ten Days That Shook the World, the site of Margaret Sanger's first birth control clinic, Black Panther headquarters, and many more little-known points of interest. From Battery Park to Harlem, from the Lower East Side to Central Park, Kayton's tours provide a new perspective on the history of both New York City and American radicalism. This edition includes new stops, post-September 11 changes, and a new foreword by Pete Seeger.