The bestselling master of historical fiction weaves a grand, sweeping drama of New York from the city’s founding to the present day. “A lush, lavish tribute.” —Booklist
New York is the book that Edward Rutherfurd’s American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation’s history.
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I’m half way through the nearly 900 in three days. Rutherfurd’s writing is just as fresh as it was with Sarum 20 years ago.
The beauty of Sarum, London and Rus was that we could witness the ups and downs of various families over many many centuries. 350 years (10 generations) is not a sufficiently long time span..
For some reason Rutherfurd eshewed the drectangular matrix of families intertwined with time. This was a delightful concept, and the reader could at a glance determine how the forthcoming chapter would develop.
Nevertheless I’m off to the reading room for another 100 pages.
thank you Mr Rutherfurd.
I am probably rather late in pointing out the following in the very well-written book:
Page 423,
“xxx and General Grant had just smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg xxx”
can be changed to:
and General Grant had just smashed the Confederates at Vicksburg
or
and General Meade had just smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg xxx
or
and on the same day, July 4, ‘63, the Confederates were smashed at both Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
Page 487 has the facts correctly, although the adjective “matchless” can be disputed. The courage of Lee’s Army was well matched by that of Meade’s. We can thank God for the utter incompetence of Lee’s artillery leadership, and the folly of not listening to Longstreet.
By the way – never mind the Japanese holdouts in the Philippines, it was either July 4, 1945 or 1946 before Vicksburg would celebrate the 4th of July again!
I just finished the very interesting novel “New York.” I enjoyed it and learned from it. However, on page 357 there is an error which should be corrected. Lake Ontario is not higher than Lake Erie. Water from Lake Erie flows into the Niagara River, over Niagara Falls, then into Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. Lake Erie is higher than Lake Ontario.
Absolutely loved the book. Having lived in New York for eleven years, I was always facinated by the city’s rich history, heritage and focus. This book entertained beyond imagination and richly informed….answering many of the “so that’s how ‘that’ happened” or “so that’s how ‘it’ got it’s name.” Previous comments regarding Gettysburg and the flow of the Great Lakes were my “catches” as well. But those errors are relatively minor when compared to the rich tableau of historical fiction with which we are now favored. A modern Michener, indeed. Thanks.