© Columbia University Press
Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver
December, 2007
Cloth, 128 pages, 29 black and white images; 19 4-color images
ISBN: 978-0-231-14228-1
$24.95
/ £14.95
"Central Park may be our most celebrated green space, but Riverside Park offers unexcelled river vistas, reminding us that we are an island city. Edward Grimm's book is the first full account of Riverside Park's evolution and its place in the history of the city. Sprightly prose and fascinating photos make it a pleasant and very informative read." — Edward S. Barnard, author of New York City Trees
"This splendid sliver of a book... is a love letter to that narrow stretch of Upper West Side park overlooking the Hudson." — New York Post
"Edward Grimm and E. Peter Schroeder looked out their windows and did Riverside Park proud. Its history is summed up for the first time in words as graceful as the curves of its paths and in color photographs that catch the rich din of life on its walks and grass today. Well-chosen historic pictures in black and white add illumination to a beautiful book. The Splendid Sliver's secret is out!" — John Loengard, photographer for Life magazine
"Edward Grimm and photographer E. Peter Schroeder tell the extraordinary story of one of New York's most fanciful greenways. Vibrantly illustrated and illuminating, with informative sidebars and historic images added to the lucid narrative and present-day photographs, Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver is by turns a chronicle, a field guide, and a compendium of guest observations. These pages follow the arduous and indomitable flourishing of this nineteenth-century park. Moreover, they attest to its twenty-first-century relevance as a still-expanding scenic landmark." — Eric K. Washington, author of Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem