Capital of the World: A Portrait of New York City in the Roaring Twenties
- ISBN-10
- 0762768193
- ISBN-13
- 9780762768196
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-04
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- David Wallace
Description
A portrait of NewYork City in the roaring twenties.
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