Who knew about the beginnings of Bellevue? Swerling brought some new information to light and also a new slant by introducing doctors, barbers, surgeons, physicians and other healers as protaganists.
Though some things have improved there's lots of room for more.
Expertly weaves a written account of history by the numbers vs.
Men like Jacob Astor of Walldorf, Germany.
This was the first of Beverly Swerlings historical novels for me.
In a story such as City of Dreams that is already loaded with sub-plots, characters, and an ever-spreading family tree, how can you introduce characters and situations to create a fully-realized historical setting without adding more complexity? In 1654, the Dutch colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant spoke out against Jewish refugees from Brazil settling in New Amsterdam.