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John Tauranac
Books by John Tauranac
New York's Scoundrels, Scalawags, and Scrappers
The City in the Last Decade of the Gilded Age
The 1890s was the tail end of the Gilded Age. It was not a “Golden Age,” it was a veneer, and although the decade is specifically called “The Gay Nineties,” the gaiety was generally reserved for the top ten percenters. If you were a common working stiff—or worse, a common working “stiffette”—life...
Manhattan's Little Secrets
Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
Photographer Kathryn Gerhardt
Discover the whos, the whats, the whys and hows of social history that make the city come alive.
A sarcophagus sits in a public park
Stones from the dungeon that imprisoned Joan of Arc support a statue of her
A Star of David adorns a Baptist church
A fire-breathing salamander decorates a firehous...