You know our landmarks. This book highlights the people involved, the emotions and events that drove them. In some cases, it is circumstance or chance; others involve ego, poverty, revenge, or simply ability to see the future and the genius to create it... A poor farm boy who began a simple ferry boat service, and became a millionaire A renowned bridge-builder whose work on a statue would change his life A newspaper man who seized an opportunity A man whose building forced our skyline upward These are some of the Tales of New York.