BOOKS by Dr. Eric Homberger

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1	The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger The Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, through four hundred years of Gotham's rich past, describing such crucial events as the city's initial settlement of 270 people in thirty log houses; John Jacob Astor's meteoric rise from humble fur trader to the richest most powerful man in the city; ... see all copies from $10.17! new only from $10.17! \| SVS
2	Mrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger Mrs Astor, undisputed queen of New York society in the decades before World War I, used her prestige to create a social aristocracy in the city; an invitation to one of her parties was a coveted mark of social acceptance, and exclusion meant social banishment. Mrs Astor's story, which reads like a novel by Edith Wharton, sheds light on the origins ... see all copies from $12.48! new only from $15.57! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Scenes from the Life of a City: Corruption and Conscience in Old New York more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger Glittering and glamorous, New York in the mid-nineteenth century was also plagued by political corruption, sanitation problems, and a growing gulf between rich and poor. In this book, Eric Homberger brilliantly evokes the life of a city through vivid portraits of New Yorkers struggling to reconstruct a sense of community amid the selfish ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Historical Atlas of North America, the Penguin more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger This atlas surveys the history of North America from the first settlers to cross the Bering Straits. It looks at the development of the continent's three nations - Canada, the USA and Mexico - from their colonial origins to the formation of the North American Free Trade Association, and assesses the current relationship between the three nations, ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $49.95!
5	The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of Nearly 400 Years of New York City's History more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger, Alice Hudson (Illustrator) A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference Book A visual celebration of nearly 400 years of New York City's history. To celebrate the one-hundredth anniversay of Greater New York, what Alfred Kazin calls "a treasure of a book" is now a gorgeous paperback. The New York Times Book Review raved that The Historical Atlas of New York City "may ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $99.00!
6	The Historical Atlas of New York City more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger, Cartographic Consultant, Alice Hudson (Editor) Arranged chronologically and illustrated throughout with full-color maps, photographs, drawings, and charts, this atlas tracks New York City from early Native American culture to the present with meticulously researched detail and compelling text. see all copies from $6.56! new only from $43.99! \| first editions
7	New York City: A Cultural and Literary Companion more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger New York City epitomizes modernity. Its skyscrapers and neon nightlife, together with its inner-city ghettoes, symbolize all the excitements and tribulations of contemporary urban living. Eric Homberger explores the rich contribution New York has made to American history and culture. Birthplace of Herman Melville. Henry James, and Joseph Heller ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $9.62! \| SVS
8	The Art of the Real: Poetry in England and America Since 1939 more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	New York City: A Cultural History more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger Homberger explores the rich contribution New York has made to American history and culture--as the home to playwrights, artists, and radicals--and the city's role in innovations like jazz, hip-hop, art deco, and modernism. Maps. Illustrations. see all copies from $7.77! new only from $11.01! \| SVS
10	Ezra Pound more books like this by Dr. Eric Homberger (Editor) The Collected Critical Heritage II comprises 40 volumes covering nineteenth and twentieth century European and American authors. These volumes will be available as a complete set, mini boxes sets (by theme) or as individual volumes. This second set compliments the first 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995. ... see all copies from $272.90! new only from $272.90! \| SVS

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