Praise for The Epic of New York City

“A magnificent, modern chronicle. . . a fat compendium. . . . Every page boasts something of interest.”

—Richard Shepherd, The New York Times

“The best one-volume history of the metropolis ever published.”

—Pete Hamill

“Lively, swiftly moving, richly informative.”

—Louis Auchincloss

“A remarkable book . . . there is not one dull page in it.”

—Wiliam Hickey, Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Diary of the Century: Tales from America’s Greatest Diarist

“Enlivened by boundless curiosity, a wry sense of humor. . . a falcon-sharp eye for detail. . . . [and] raw power.”

—John Elson, TIME

“If there were a Guinness record for heart, Ellis would win that, too. This is a diary of the century, all right. But more movingly, it is the life of a man.”

—Bill Roorbach, Newsday

“It is Ellis’s unfailing humanity and honesty that make A Diary of the Century an important and irresistible document. . . . Akin to Copland’s glorious ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’”

—Thomas Kunkel, Washington Post

A Nation in Torment: The Great American Depression

“An encyclopedic beauty [and] a terribly valuable chronicle. . . . Like Barbara Tuchman . . . fascinating. “

—Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times