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Downtown - by Pete Hamill (Paperback)

Name: Downtown - by Pete Hamill (Paperback)
Brand: Back Bay Books
SKU: 81529029
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In this "beautifully written, sharply observed, and heartfelt" guide to his hometown (New York Times), legendary New York City journalist Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves.
About the Author: Pete Hamill (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter.
320 Pages
Travel, Essays & Travelogues

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About the Book

More than just history or reporting, this is an elegy by a native son who haslived through some of New York's most historic moments, and continues to callthis magnificent, haunted city his home.

Book Synopsis

In this "beautifully written, sharply observed, and heartfelt" guide to his hometown (New York Times), legendary New York City journalist Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves.

Walking the Manhattan streets he loves, from Times Square to the island's southern tip, Pete Hamill combines a moving memoir of his own days and nights in new York with a lively and revealing history of the city's most enduring places and people.

"Pete Hamill lovingly captures the vibrant sights, sounds, and smells of Manhattan from Battery Park to midtown, the most important, most exciting stretch of real estate in the world." --New York Daily News

About the Author

Pete Hamill (1935-2020) was a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was the author of twenty-two books, including the bestselling novels Tabloid City, North River, Forever, and Snow in August, and the bestselling memoir A Drinking Life.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.52 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)

Weight: .59 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Travel

Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Pete Hamill

Language: English

Street Date: November 8, 2005

TCIN: 81529029

UPC: 9780316010689

Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-5313

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.81 inches length x 5.52 inches width x 8.3 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.59 pounds

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