Recorded: September 26, 2023

The book The Great Mistake reimagines the life of Andrew Haswell Green, the 19th-century lawyer and city planner known as the “Father of Greater New York.” After aiding in the development of such iconic city institutions as Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural History, Green’s life ended tragically when he was killed outside his home on Park Avenue in 1903. In conversation with Dr. Valerie Paley, author Jonathan Lee explores what is saved in our historical collections, what is lost, and how fiction might bridge the intervening distance.

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