- Summary
- Richard Goldstein's Helluva Town is a kaleidoscopic and compelling social history that captures the youthful electricity of wartime and recounts the important role New York played in the national war effort. This is a book that will prove irresistible to anyone who loves New York and its relentlessly fascinating saga.
- Variant Title
- Hell of a town
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Goldstein, Richard, 1942-
- Published
- New York : Free Press, 2010
- Locale
- New York (N.Y.)
New York (State)
New York
United States
- Edition
- First Free Press hardcover edition
- Contents
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THE THREAT. Worlds of tomorrow
Peal Harbor Sunday
December jitters
In the event of an air raid ...
Nazis in New York
The British, the Russians, and the Doll-Lady spy
THE HARBOR. Shipping out
The Great Navy Yard
The Normandie ablaze
The port imperiled
From Europe's shores
THE UNIFORMS. Campus navies
The Coast Guard in Brooklyn
Army cameras in Queens
THE STAGE. Voices of democracy
Hearts at the stage door canteen
Lunchtime follies
Irving Berlin's army
Moss Hart's airmen
Beautiful mornin' and sailors on the town
THE NIGHT. Times Square in shadow
The Latin beat
Café society
THE TENSIONS. The Fuehrer of Yorkville
The Catholics and the Jews
Harlem seethes
The riot of '43
THE HOMECOMING. The miracle drug
"Don't stare and don't ask questions"
Colonel Smith's last mission
"For a worthy cause"
Finale for La Guardia
Epilogue: world capital.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-306) and index.
THE THREAT. Worlds of tomorrow -- Peal Harbor Sunday -- December jitters -- In the event of an air raid ... -- Nazis in New York -- The British, the Russians, and the Doll-Lady spy -- THE HARBOR. Shipping out -- The Great Navy Yard -- The Normandie ablaze -- The port imperiled -- From Europe's shores -- THE UNIFORMS. Campus navies -- The Coast Guard in Brooklyn -- Army cameras in Queens -- THE STAGE. Voices of democracy -- Hearts at the stage door canteen -- Lunchtime follies -- Irving Berlin's army -- Moss Hart's airmen -- Beautiful mornin' and sailors on the town -- THE NIGHT. Times Square in shadow -- The Latin beat -- Café society -- THE TENSIONS. The Fuehrer of Yorkville -- The Catholics and the Jews -- Harlem seethes -- The riot of '43 -- THE HOMECOMING. The miracle drug -- "Don't stare and don't ask questions" -- Colonel Smith's last mission -- "For a worthy cause" -- Finale for La Guardia -- Epilogue: world capital.
