the american past: NYC in focus

An American Studies take on New York City: exploring the city through its various forms, from images and novels to pop culture and social history.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

NYC: Being a Guide Book as Well as a City

Like novels set in NYC, guide books offer a fascinating experience; they are a means to vicariously visit the city and, in essence, see th...

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Location, Location

Growing up in California in the 1970s, I was captivated by watching movies set in New York City. Films such as Breakfast at Tiffany...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Letter from New York

Helene Hanff (1916-1997), best known for her book, 84, Charing Cross Road, hailed from Philadelphia, but was a New Yorker, through and thro...

New York: Vanished

This is my first blog post that will take on something of my favorite place: New York City. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinate...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Postwar Domestic "Film Noir" Novels

Betty Smith's bestselling wartime novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1944) was a nostalgic tale of girlhood in turn-of-the-20th century N...

Friday, March 6, 2009

Kathleen Norris

Kathleen (Thompson) Norris (1880-1966) was one of America's most popular novelists of the 20th century. She published more than 80 books...

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford (1892-1979) was one of the world's first "movie stars." She was also an important leader in the film industry. A...

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