Manhattan transfer /
John dos Passos.
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1953.
- 404 p ; 21 cm.
Ferryslip -- Metropolis -- Dollars -- Tracks -- Steamroller -- Great lady on a white horse -- Longlegged jack of the Isthmus -- Nine days' wonder -- Fire engine -- Went to the animals fair -- Five statutory questions -- Rollercoaster -- One more river to Jordan -- Rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly -- Nickelodeon -- Revolving doors -- Skyscraper -- The burthen of Nineveh.
A thread of continuity binds these vignettes of incidents and characters living in New York City in the 1920's.
Adult. Adult Follett Library Resources.
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New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951--Fiction. New York (N.Y.)--History--Fiction.