num_pages: 640
description: A richly woven history of Greenwich Village's Golden Age and of the artists, rebels, and eccentrics who make the Village a cultural phenomenon. Ross Wetzsteon presents a vibrant portrait of the Village through the remarkable and often interrelated stories of its legendary residents, including Eugene O'Neill; Edna St. Vincent Millay; Dawn Powell; the fiery and passionate anarchist Emma Goldman; the pioneering advocate of birth control, Margaret Sanger; and the group of Abstract Expressionists including Jackson Pollock.
language: English
title: Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia 1910-1960
titlecomplete: Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village: The American Bohemia 1910-1960
genres: History, Biography, American History, New York, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 100
publisher: Simon & Schuster