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To provide a comprehensive history of New York City during a pivotal era in the 20th century.

January 24, 2026

Capital of the American Century

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To provide a comprehensive history of New York City during a pivotal era in the 20th century.
Reviewed historical documents and literature relevant to New York City from 1933 to 1945.
Analyzed socio-political transformations and major events within that timeframe.
Compiled narratives from previous volumes for context and continuity.
Documented significant transformations in New York City during the American Century.
Highlighted the city's role in major historical events from 1933 to 1945.
Provided insights into how these changes affected not only New York but the broader United States and the world.

Abstract

Abstract: Nearly three decades have passed since the historian Mike Wallace published Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, cowritten with the late Edwin G. Burrows, to much renown. A second volume, Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 (written by Wallace alone), followed in 2017. With the publication of the third and final installment in this panoramic history, Gotham at War: A History of New York City from 1933 to 1945, it is possible both to view the project as a whole and to look afresh at one of the most transformative eras in the history of New York, the United States, and the world.

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