In Old New York of special interest to many

of special interest to many readers are Houdini’s accounts of great magicians of history and of Houdini’s own battles with spiritualists and fraudulent mediums

but also for the new direction in Spanish music which they heralded

is haunted by ghosts of the men he's killed as well as those of his fallen comrades

author of Falter and The End of Nature

In Old New York of special interest to manyThis charming account of Manhattan's history extends from the arrival of Dutch colonists in the early 1600s through the late nineteenth century. Intriguing details, dozens of illustrations and maps, and historian Thomas A. Janvier's wry sense of humor combine for a vivid portrait of the metropolis in its early years. Sketches, diary excerpts, and scenes from daily life recapture some of the city's long vanished features. Ranging all over the island,