City of Dreams
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City of Dreams is a historical novel
by Beverly Swerling
, published in 2001. It is the multi-generational history of a family of immigrants set in Nieuw Amsterdam
and early Manhattan
.
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
by Beverly Swerling
Beverly Swerling
Beverly Swerling is a writer of American historical fiction.She was born in Boston 1949 and raised in New York City and London. Her novel City of Dreams was published by Simon and Schuster in 2002. It is part of a series of best-sellers that feature the intertwined histories of two dynasties, the...
, published in 2001. It is the multi-generational history of a family of immigrants set in Nieuw Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
and early Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.