Taxi!: A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver Contributor(s): Hodges, Graham Russell Gao (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814738761 ISBN-13: 9780814738764 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Social History - Transportation | Automotive - History |
Dewey: 388.413 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.77" W x 8.66" (0.72 lbs) 225 pages |
Themes: - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: New York City cabdrivers hold a unique place in American culture writ large. Cabbies proverbially counsel, console, and confound. Sometimes perceived as the key to street-level opinion or mysterious savants who don't speak much English, the hackers who move New Yorkers have been integral to the city's growth and culture since the mid-nineteenth century when they first began shuttling residents, workers, and visitors in horse-drawn carriages. Their importance grew with the introduction of gasoline-powered cars early last century and continues to the present day, when more than 12,000 licensed yellow cabs operate in Manhattan alone. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hodges, Graham Russell Gao: - Graham Russell Gao Hodges, a former New York City cabdriver, is the George Dorland Langdon, Jr., Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University. He is the author of many books, including David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City. |