The Eight Million: Journal of a New York Correspondent

by Meyer Berger

The New York of the 1930's: Murder, Inc. and lonely-hearts clubs, marijuana dens in Harlem and nuns on 29th Street, cowboys and diamonds cutters, gypsies and bail bondsmen, the men of the sea an the women of the gangs, Broadway and the Tombs, the rich, the poor, and the eccentric. This is a journalist's view of Gotham in the Golden Age.

Genres: Journalism, Essays

334 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1942

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite an interesting read! I did not find interest in all of the stories, but the ones I did enjoy are definitely worth 5 stars. My favorite stories included: The End of the World; By Altar Tapers; Mr. Caro and the Lonely Hearts; Hero-Twenty-two Years After; The Barge Folk; Bait; Mr. Otto; Cartographer; Steve is King; Sometimes He Was Pale; Wedding Rings and Poison; Old Floors make Violins; Cut a Diamond; Al Capone Snubs de Lawd; Broadway Chiseler; Sidewalk Fisherman; and Under the City.

[keith koenigsberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

New York Times correspondant's short pieces on the lowlifes, sailors, grifters, etc of 1930's New York. Brilliant stuff. A vivid time in New York.