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Bill Harris (1) (1933–2018)

Author of One Thousand New York Buildings

For other authors named Bill Harris, see the disambiguation page.

143 Works 1,811 Members 10 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Bill Harris has lived in the New York area for more than 50 years. He worked for the New York Times for 25 years and has been a licensed New York City tour guide since 1976.

Series

Works by Bill Harris

Homes of the Presidents (1987) 42 copies, 1 review
Israel: The promised land (1980) 42 copies
Boston: Picture Memory (1991) 25 copies
Lost Civilizations (1993) 23 copies
Cape Cod (1991) 20 copies
Grand Homes of the South (1988) 19 copies
New York at Night (1983) 18 copies
Wilderness America (1987) 17 copies
Washington from the Air (1991) 17 copies
Southwest Indians: A Photographic Portrait (1994) — Author — 17 copies
Chicago: A Picture Memory (1990) 14 copies
America - The Fifty States (1987) 14 copies
Historic Homes of New England (1989) 13 copies, 1 review
Lighthouses of America (1991) 13 copies, 1 review
Great Homes of California (1990) 13 copies
Spirit of the South (1991) 12 copies
An American Moment (1990) 12 copies
Boston City Of Many Dreams (1988) 12 copies
Hawaii: A Picture Memory (1979) 11 copies
The Presidents (1990) 11 copies
Wisconsin: A Picture Memory (1991) 11 copies
U.S.A.: A Picture Memory (1990) 10 copies
Texas Land Of Many Dreams (1984) 10 copies
The Lives of Mountain Men (2005) 10 copies
Boston (1980) 10 copies
Germany: A Picture Memory (1991) 10 copies
Alaska: A Picture Memory (1991) 10 copies
Nature's Curious Creatures (1991) 10 copies
Oregon: A Picture Memory (1990) 10 copies
Old South: A Picture Memory (1990) 9 copies, 1 review
China: Land Of Eternity (1988) 9 copies, 1 review
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (1991) 9 copies, 2 reviews
Texas: A Picture Memory (1990) 9 copies
Maine: A Picture Memory (1992) 8 copies
New York from the Air (1991) 8 copies
San Francisco: A Picture Memory (1990) 8 copies, 1 review
Japan een reis in foto's (1993) 8 copies
Hawaii from the Air (1986) 7 copies
A Russian Moment (1991) 7 copies
England: A Picture Memory (1991) 6 copies
Barns of America (1991) 6 copies
Everglades: A Photographic Journey (1992) 6 copies, 1 review
Rome (1993) 5 copies
New England Coast (1985) 4 copies
Spain: A Picture Memory (1992) 4 copies
Naturwunder Amerikas (1996) 4 copies
New England (1991) 3 copies
Arizona: A Picture Memory (1992) 3 copies
Beautiful New England (1986) 3 copies
Ohio: A Picture Memory (1993) 2 copies
Utah: A Picture Memory (1993) 2 copies
New York on the Water (1986) 2 copies
New York State (1987) 1 copy
Naturwunder Kanadas (1995) 1 copy

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Canonical name
Harris, Bill
Legal name
Harris, William Franklin
Birthdate
1933-11-25
Date of death
2018-01-08
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death
Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviews

A slim volume of roughly 120 pages, this book hovers in an odd limbo between "vacation keepsake" and "coffee table book . . . almost too substantial for the former, and definitely too slight for the latter. The photographs by Mooney and Kelly are attractive and evocative of the place. Keeping with the mission of the book, they have the professional polish and characteristic "look" of high-quality travel-magazine photography, without reflecting -- like the work of long-time island photographers Alison Shaw, Peter Simon, or Alfred Eisenstaedt -- a personal artistic vision. The text related to Martha's Vineyard (the island I'm more familiar with) is a farrago of misunderstandings, unsubstantiated claims, and gross factual errors that reads like it was cobbled-together snippets gleaned from tour-bus-drivers' spiels.… (more)
 
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ABVR | 1 other review | Mar 17, 2024 |
This book was published in 1987.

This book is in the style of what we used to call "coffee table books" in that it is oversized and has many color photos (and some black and white ones as well). It's focus is the home(s) that each president was born, grew up in, or lived in and there is some text that goes along with each one that explains this. There's also a block at the end of most entries that explains where the main site for each president is and in most cases other points of interest that are nearby. Things may have changed since the publication of this book, so I'd suggest looking up the information prior to visiting to make sure you have the most up-to-date information.

I learned a lot about various presidents in this book.

In the edition I read, the section on the 28th president Woodrow Wilson has some typographical errors near the end of his entry. One "paragraph" seems to begin with the end of a sentence with the words "State Senate" and the final paragraph ends with an incomplete sentence "His new bride, the former" so I guess if you want to find out who his new wife was, you'll have to consult other sources. In our modern times, I'd say someone cut out part of the entry (either deliberately or on purpose) and didn't proofread--but I can't honestly say whether word processors were in use in publishing in the late 1980s--so it may have been an editing or typesetting error.
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JenniferRobb | Aug 24, 2019 |
Really enjoyed this book as it brought back memories of one of my vacations. The pictures and history would definitely spark one's interest to visit the islands.
 
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linsleo | 1 other review | Oct 10, 2018 |
 
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Sue Levytsky Contributor
Nick Sousanis Contributor
Marion Jackson Contributor
Marsha Miro Contributor
Michael Hodges Contributor
MaryAnn Wilkinson Contributor
Jack Perkins Narrator, Host
Sanford Orkin Narrator
Don Morrow Narrator
Peter Graves Narrator

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