{"product_id":"how-new-york-became-american-1890-1924-updated-paperback","title":"How New York Became American, 1890-1924 (Updated) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArt M. Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 2006. For many Americans at the turn of the twentieth century and into the 1920s, the city of New York conjured dark images of crime, poverty, and the desperation of crowded immigrants. In \u003ci\u003eHow New York Became American, 1890-1924\u003c\/i\u003e, Art M. Blake explores how advertising professionals and savvy business leaders \"reinvented\" the city, creating a brand image of New York that capitalized on the trend toward pleasure travel. Blake examines the ways in which these early boosters built on the attention drawn to the city and its exotic populations to craft an image of New York City as America writ urban--a place where the arts flourished, diverse peoples lived together boisterously but peacefully, and where one could enjoy a visit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of textual and visual primary sources, Blake guides the reader through New York's many civic identities, from the first generation of New York skyscrapers and their role in \"Americanizing\" the city to the promotion of Midtown as the city's definitive public face. His study ranges from the late 1890s into the early twentieth century, when the United States suddenly emerged as an imperial power, and the nation's industry, commerce, and culture stood poised to challenge Europe's global dominance. New York, the nation's largest city, became the de facto capital of American culture. Social reformers and tourism boosters, keen to see America's cities rival those of France or Britain, jockeyed for financial and popular support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlake weaves a compelling story of a city's struggle for metropolitan and national status and its place in the national imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many Americans at the turn of the twentieth century and into the 1920s, the city of New York conjured dark images of crime, poverty, and the desperation of crowded immigrants. In \u003ci\u003eHow New York Became American, 1890-1924, \u003c\/i\u003e Art M. Blake explores how advertising professionals and savvy business leaders reinvented the city, creating a brand image of New York that capitalized on the trend toward pleasure travel. Blake examines the ways in which these early boosters built on the attention drawn to the city and its exotic populations to craft an image of New York City as America writ urban--a place where the arts flourished, diverse peoples lived together boisterously but peacefully, and where one could enjoy a visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA testament to Blake's impressive writing and research skills, offering the reader a comprehensive study of an era in which the roots of New York City as we know it today were firmly planted.--\u003ci\u003eBookPleasures.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA welcome contribution to the growing literatures on tourism, boosterism, visual culture, and urban identity.--\u003ci\u003eBusiness History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for anyone interested in American cultural studies, the history of New York City, or the politics of image making.\u003ci\u003e--Urban Affairs Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Mylynka Kilgore Cardona \"Historical Geography\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many Americans at the turn of the twentieth century and into the 1920s, the city of New York conjured dark images of crime, poverty, and the desperation of crowded immigrants. In \u003ci\u003eHow New York Became American, 1890-1924, \u003c\/i\u003e Art M. Blake explores how advertising professionals and savvy business leaders \"reinvented\" the city, creating a brand image of New York that capitalized on the trend toward pleasure travel. Blake examines the ways in which these early boosters built on the attention drawn to the city and its exotic populations to craft an image of New York City as America writ urban--a place where the arts flourished, diverse peoples lived together boisterously but peacefully, and where one could enjoy a visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A testament to Blake's impressive writing and research skills, offering the reader a comprehensive study of an era in which the roots of New York City as we know it today were firmly planted.\"--\u003ci\u003eBookPleasures.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome contribution to the growing literatures on tourism, boosterism, visual culture, and urban identity.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusiness History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written for anyone interested in American cultural studies, the history of New York City, or the politics of image making.\"\u003ci\u003e--Urban Affairs Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt M. Blake \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor in the Department of History at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52628855554355,"sku":"9781421439228","price":63.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T0M5d3JvY3d2Q3Y1SW9zOVBnODdpUT09.webp?v=1762117024","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/how-new-york-became-american-1890-1924-updated-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}