It Happened In Manhattan An Oral History of Life in the City During The Mid-20th Century

A mosaic of mid-century Manhattan and an exuberant oral history that begins in the post-World War II years when the city came into its own, and ends in the mid-1970s when it nearly went bust. For anyone who grew up in or near "the city"-or fell in love with New York as an adult-this unique history is filled with vintage photos and personal interviews with such New York luminaries as Jimmy Breslin, Bill Gallo, Monte Irvin, Robert Merrill, Elaine Kaufman, Jerry Della Femmina, and Saul Zabar. It Happened in Manhattanis an often humorous, sometimes poignant, occasionally bitter-but always loving-testament to the magic of Manhattan.

Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer are co-authors of four critically acclaimed oral histories, including It Happened in the Catskills; It Happened in Brooklyn; Growing Up Jewish in America; and It Happened on Broadway. They are cultural/oral historians who concentrate on New York City. Their work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Newsday, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, and Redbook. They are professors in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College.