"You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four, read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore" Sadly Penn Station was demolished in 1963. In 1901 the Pennsylvania Railroad begins to build the tunnels under the Hudson and the East River to bring the PRR into Manhattan. Historian Jonnes follows the station's history from the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White to the problems of building the tunnels to the completion of the project after nine years.

Historian and biographer Ackroyd follows the history of London from Celtic settlement in its early days to being a city of immigrants in the 21st century. Compare with Edward Rutherfurd's novelization of London's history.

Starting with prehistoric habitation, moving through Roman occupation, the Enlightenment the Revolution and two world wars, this book portrays Paris as ever a center of history and culture. Using sidebars to tie in time and place, "Paris" is for anyone who loves the city.

Upon Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, his heirs were forced to sell Monticello to raise money to pay debts. A local druggist was the first purchaser. He let the building languish. In 1834 Uriah Phillips Levy, a Jewish U. S. Naval lieutenant and Jefferson admirer, purchased the house and began a 90 year relationship. Over the generations, the Levy family cared for the home, spending a considerable amount of money on it. This book follows their story over the decades down to how the house became a national treasure for everyone to enjoy.