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OverviewSt. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no other, marked the street's apex. This idiosyncratic work of reportage tells the many layered history of the street--from its beginnings as Colonial Dutch Director-General Peter Stuyvesant's pear orchard to today's hipster playground--organized around those pivotal moments when critics declared St. Marks is dead. In a narrative enriched by hundreds of interviews, St. Marks native Ada Calhoun profiles iconic characters, from W. H. Auden to Abbie Hoffman, from Keith Haring to the Beastie Boys, among many others. She argues that St. Marks has variously been an elite address, an immigrants' haven, a mafia war zone, and a hippie paradise, but it has always been a place that outsiders call home. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ada Calhoun , Carla Mercer-MeyerPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781982667382ISBN 10: 1982667389 Publication Date: 02 November 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsRather than a nostalgic lament, this revelatory book celebrates an indelible cultural imprint.-- Kirkus Starred Review "Rather than a nostalgic lament, this revelatory book celebrates an indelible cultural imprint.-- ""Kirkus Starred Review""" Author InformationAda Calhoun is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis. Her memoir Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give was named an Amazon Book of the Month and one of the top ten memoirs of 2017 by W magazine. The history St. Marks Is Dead was a Kirkus Reviews and Boston Globe best book of the year selection. She has written for the New York Times, New York magazine, and the New Republic. Carla Mercer-Meyer, a Southern California native, has a strong musical theater background, as she has been performing her entire life. Her credits include a guest appearance on The Morris Taylor Show, and her performances include Into the Woods and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as well as many other theatrical productions. An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, Mercer-Meyer resides in Southern California with her husband and four children. She is an avid audiobook listener and a book fanatic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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