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Walking Harlem
Karen Taborn
其他書名
The Ultimate Guide to the Cultural Capital of Black America
出版Rutgers University Press, 2018-05-21
主題Travel / GeneralTravel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesArchitecture / Buildings / Landmarks & MonumentsLiterary Criticism / American / African American & BlackArt / American / African American & BlackHistory / African American & BlackLiterary Criticism / Comparative Literature
ISBN08135945889780813594583
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zcddDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋With its rich cultural history and many landmark buildings, Harlem is not just one of New York’s most distinctive neighborhoods; it’s also one of the most walkable.

This illustrated guide takes readers on five separate walking tours of Harlem, covering ninety-one different historical sites. Alongside major tourist destinations like the Apollo Theater and the Abyssinian Baptist Church, longtime Harlem resident Karen Taborn includes little-known local secrets like Jazz Age speakeasies, literati, political and arts community locales. Drawing from rare historical archives, she also provides plenty of interesting background information on each location.

This guide was designed with the needs of walkers in mind. Each tour consists of eight to twenty-nine nearby sites, and at the start of each section, readers will find detailed maps of the tour sites, as well as an estimated time for each walk. In case individuals would like to take a more leisurely tour, it provides recommendations for restaurants and cafes where they can stop along the way.

Walking Harlem gives readers all the tools they need to thoroughly explore over a century’s worth of this vital neighborhood’s cultural, political, religious, and artistic heritage. With its informative text and nearly seventy stunning photographs, this is the most comprehensive, engaging, and educational walking tour guidebook on one of New York’s historic neighborhoods.