Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City

Michelle Nevius · James Nevius

Jun 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla

About this audiobook

How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called "Death Avenue"? Lively and comprehensive, Inside the Apple brings to life New York's fascinating past. This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical walking tour know-how. Fast-paced but thorough, its bite-size chapters each focus on an event, person, or place of historical significance. Rich in anecdotes, it whisks listeners from colonial New Amsterdam through Manhattan's past, right up to post-9/11 New York. This energetic, wide-ranging, and often humorous book covers New York's most important historical moments, but is always anchored in the city of today.

About the author

Michelle Nevius is a New York City-based historian and walking tour guide. With her husband, James, she has written three books, Frommer's 24 Great Walks in New York, Inside the Apple, and their newest work, Footprints in New York.

James Nevius is an expert on the history and architecture of New York City. With his wife, Michelle, he has written three books, Frommer's 24 Great Walks in New York, Inside the Apple, and their newest work, Footprints in New York.

Chris Andrew Ciulla is a versatile performer with over 50 audiobook credits to his name. In addition to frequent film, television, and on-camera commercial work, Chris has voiced characters for the popular video game titles Fallout 4 and Mafia III, and can be heard in national commercial campaigns.