The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World’s Greatest City

Sam Roberts’s book, New Yorkers, celebrates the city’s 400th birthday with 31 unique New Yorkers. The book introduces the first woman to appear nude in a motion picture, the couple who ended the Gilded Age, and the couple who invented the modern celebrity talk show. It also details the city’s first recorded murder, crime rate reduction, notorious mobster, and a woman who sued a bus company for racial discrimination. Sam Roberts’ New Yorkers is a living biography of the world’s greatest city, showcasing the city’s hidden monuments and discreet evolution. His expertise in bringing its history to life is unparalleled.