Suggested Readings

For NYC travelers


722 Miles (Subway History)

Conquering Gotham (History of Penn Station...and a little art history as well.)

American Eve (An interesting book, but not a very "nice" story, actually pretty sordid, but a great description of life in NYC in the early 20th century)

When the Astors Owned New York (A period piece of NYC History)

Triangle" (The story of the great fire, and the reaction of the city to the tragedy)






For D.C. trips

Grand Avenues (This is, in my opinion, THE book that explains why D.C. looks like it does...great book, and it has great connecting materials to NYC)

The House (The history of the House of Representatives)

The Pentagon (A nice history of the building whose construction began on September the 11th, 1941)

The Making of the American Capitol

Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker (An interesting biography with a smattering of DC history)