Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 facts for kids
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
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November 19, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 1416 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-511634-2 |
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 is a non-fiction book by historians Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace. Based on over twenty years of research, it was published in 1998 by Oxford University Press and won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for History. A follow-up volume, Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919, written by Wallace, was published in 2017 and covered New York City history for the following 20 years. Initial plans were to have the second volume's timeline go through World War II, but due to the amount of material, an upcoming third volume should cover the period from 1920 until 1945.
Naming
"Gotham" as a term for New York City was coined by Washington Irving in an 1807 November issue of his literary magazine, Salmagundi, based on the legends of the English village of Gotham, whose inhabitants are known for their folly.
