James Nevius
THEATER | ARCHITECTURE | HISTORY | TRAVEL | POLITICS | CULTURE | NEW YORK CITY
(sometimes all at once)
Books
Footprints in New York:
Tracing the Lives of Four Centuries of New Yorkers
James and Michelle Nevius
(Lyons Press/Globe Pequot, April 2014)
In nineteen chapters, Footprints in New York follows in the footsteps of over two-dozen iconic New Yorkers, from Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant to filmmaker Martin Scorsese, examining how the city of yesterday still comes alive.
Inside the Apple:
A Streetwise History of New York City
James and Michelle Nevius
(Free Press/Simon and Schuster, March 2009)
One part guidebook, one part compact history, Inside the Apple tells the story of New York in 182 bite-sized chapters, each linked to a place that can still be visited today. The book includes 14 self-guided walking tours for readers who want to strike out on their own.