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From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship
Paper, 400 pages, 899 photos; 24 maps
ISBN: 978-0-231-12543-7
$30.00
/ £20.50
May, 2004
Cloth, 400 pages, 899 photos; 24 maps
ISBN: 978-0-231-12542-0
$90.00
/ £62.00
"With 899 photographs and 24 maps, this encyclopedia of congregations and religious buildings in Manhattan is an indispensable resource for anyone who is interested in religion and architecture in the city. . . . [A]n outstanding handbook on religion in Manhattan." — Publishers Weekly
"The simple, poignant images in From Abyssinian to Zion . . . reveal a Gotham rife with sacred tradition." — Time Out New York
"well-researched and profusely illustrated" — Black and White Magazine
"Throughout much of its history, New York has been regarded as a kind of modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah, a place where sin and wickedness and danger are everywhere in abundance. But there is another side to the story as well, a tale of faith and devotion, of great preachers and respected theologians, and of grand and impressive religious edifices. David W. Dunlap's From Abyssinian to Zion combines beautiful illustrations with evocative prose to provide the best account yet of God in Gotham." — Kenneth T. Jackson, president of the New York Historical Society, editor in chief of the Encyclopedia of New York City, and professor of history at Columbia University