The list author says: "The City is a microcosm of life. New York, Chicago, Boston, London, San Francisco, LA, Hong Kong. Millions of people; millions of stories."
"David McCullough examines the extraordinary story of the Roeblings and their quest to bridge the East River. truly an outstanding book.It's also a biogography of the Roeblings...father and son...who built the bridge."
"Boston: the Paris of America. Home of Emerson, Hawthorne,the Kennedys and Tip O'Neill. Educational mecca (Harvard, MIT, Vassar). Great town for eating and drinking."
"Philadelphia gets no respect. Sure, it has the Liberty Bell and Ben Franklin, but it was the cradle of the Constitution. It's like Israel: "Who Knew?""