From the author of A Diary of a Century', this text presents a history of New York City. When Edward Robb Ellis's Epic of New York City first appeared in 1966, it was immediately hailed by readers as lively and informative. The irresistibly readable narrative focuses on the significant events and individuals that have shaped New York: Giovanni da Verrazano, who sailed into New York Harbor in 1524 and declared Manhattan 'a pleasant looking place'; the Revolutionary War, when New York saw the worst defeats suffered by Washington's army; the Civil'