Museum of the City of NY Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton for today’s #MuseumMomentofZen 📸: Samuel H. Gottscho, Carroll Carstairs, Dining room candle sconce, 1933, 88.1.1.2715 from our collection, https://t.co/FIqAJhaYpR https://t.co/XH4f4eRmWS

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#OnThisDay in 1855 #WaltWhitman copyrights the first edition of Leaves of Grass. 📸: George C. (George Collins) Cox, Walt Whitman, 1890, 57.182.10 from our collection, see more at https://t.co/FIqAJhaYpR https://t.co/UvLN3bMlW3

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What makes pork-free lasagna the object of political tension? 🍝 Discover the answer on August 2nd at 6:30 with Fabio Parasecoli, Marion Nestle, and Krishnendu Ray at “Gastronativism: Food and Politics,” followed by a book signing and wine reception. https://t.co/cVETir5e7O https://t.co/ZmeD3eDwUG

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#OnThisDay in 1855 #WaltWhitman copyrights the first edition of Leaves of Grass. 📸: George C. (George Collins) Cox, Walt Whitman, 1890, 57.182.10 from our collection, see more at https://t.co/FIqAJhaYpR https://t.co/UvLN3bMlW3

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Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day - because #onthisday in 1895, American lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, co-creator of"Oklahoma!"; "South Pacific"; "The King And I" & " The Sound Of Music" was born in NYC. 📸unknown, ca. 1950-1993 F2013.41.2827 https://t.co/88XyBhzjnx

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On the eve of the midterm elections, join us for a conversation with activists @dfenton and Jamal Joseph next Wednesday, 11/2, about the power and limits of activism today. This discussion will draw on Fenton’s new book The Activist’s Media Handbook: https://t.co/4KqijoE8D8 https://t.co/2kCZXwjA16

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Nurse and reformer Margaret Sanger led the movement to legalize contraception for women, founding the American Birth Control League, later Planned Parenthood, #OTD in 1921. Visitors can learn more about early birth control advocates in Activist New York: https://t.co/rXewqfSyvi https://t.co/60l9tacbPU

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This cottage in the Bronx was the last home of Edgar Allan Poe, who was born #OTD in 1809. Beginning in 1846, Poe rented the five-room house for $100 per year. It’s here where he authored "The Bells," "Eureka," and "Annabel Lee." (📷: X2011.34.1857.) #NYHistory https://t.co/GyByWrK9Av

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Who has seen Tár? Conductor Leonard Bernstein gets plenty of shoutouts. In 1958, he became @nyphil's first director who was born and trained in America. His televised Young People’s Concerts, featured in the film, introduced classical music to younger generations. https://t.co/RtkJUH0ZLT

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"The City seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 📸 Samuel H. Gottscho, 1931, Museum of the City of New York, 88.1.1.1779 https://t.co/fFpwLDY8JL