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Description edit
a lively history of Albany, NY with all the scoundrels
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Huybertie Pruyn: Add a description of this character.
- Erasmus Corning
- Jack "Legs" Diamond
- William F. "Billy" Barnes
- William Kennedy
- Dan O'connell
- Erastus
- Dewey
- Charlie Ryan
- Leo O'brien
- Mr. Mayor
- Johnny
- Arbor Hill
- Lucinda
- Fitzpatrick
- Jim Meany
- Keeler
- George Harder
- Olivia
- Joe Brennan
- Hackett
- Murphy
- Schuyler
- Edwin
- Al Smith
- Mr. Sweet
- Jack Diamond
- Nelson
- James
- Leon
- Polly
- Rathbone
- Lincoln
- Jesse
- Robb
- Henry
- Hamilton
- Tim Lyden
- Mary
- Mario Cuomo
Setting & Locations edit
- Albany, NY: The capital of New York state.
- New York City
- America
- City Hall
- Times-union
- North Albany
- South Mall
- West Albany
- Colonie Street
- Washington Avenue
- Delaware
- South Pearl Street
- Madison Avenue
- Downtown
- State Street
- Saratoga
- Manhattan
- Whitehall Road
- North Pearl Street
- Hudson Avenue
- Italy
- Albany County
- Russia
- Capitol Hill
- Germany
- Massachusetts
- Washington Park
- Boston
- Beaver Street
- Buffalo
- Cohoes
- Columbia Street
- New Jersey
- Lark Street
- Swan Street
- Dearborn
- Bowery
- Canada
- Rensselaer
- Franklin Street
- United States
First Sentence edit
I write this book not as a booster of Albany, which I am, nor as an apologist for the city, which I sometimes am, but rather as a person whose imagination has become fused with a single place, and in that place finds all the elements that a man ever needs
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Kennedy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 067052087X
Page Count: 402
Publisher: The Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 067052087X
Page Count: 402
Awards edit
- American Book Award (1984)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 974.743
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Northeast
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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