{"product_id":"the-village-400-years-of-beats-and-bohemians-radicals-and-rogues-a-history-of-greenwich-village-9780062078216","title":"The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village","description":"\u003cp\u003eCultural commentator John Strausbaugh's \u003cem\u003eThe Village\u003c\/em\u003e is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom the Dutch settlers and Washington Square patricians, to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and Prohibition-era speakeasies; from Abstract Expressionism and beatniks, to Stonewall and AIDS, the connecting narratives of \u003cem\u003eThe Village\u003c\/em\u003e tell the story of America itself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with historic black-and-white photographs, \u003cem\u003eThe Village\u003c\/em\u003e features lively, well-researched profiles of many of the people who made Greenwich Village famous, including Thomas Paine, Walt Whitman, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mark Twain, Margaret Sanger, Eugene O'Neill, Marcel Duchamp, Upton Sinclair, Willa Cather, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Jackson Pollock, Anais Nin, Edward Albee, Charlie Parker, W. H. Auden, Woody Guthrie, James Baldwin, Maurice Sendak, E. E. Cummings, and Bob Dylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrausbaugh, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Strausbaugh covered downtown Manhattan history and culture as a writer and editor for the weekly \u003cem\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/em\u003e from 1988 through 2002. For the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e he wrote and hosted the Weekend Explorer series of articles, videos, and podcasts on New York City history. He has also written for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR, and PBS. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eE: Reflections on the Birth of the Elvis Faith\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRock 'Til You Drop\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBlack Like You\u003c\/em\u003e. A former resident of Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, and Hell's Kitchen, he now lives in Brooklyn Heights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459902279954,"sku":"9780062078216","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_264890bf-a72f-43f1-b56c-eeb3e9a3e6e3.jpg?v=1730013404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-village-400-years-of-beats-and-bohemians-radicals-and-rogues-a-history-of-greenwich-village-9780062078216","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}