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Sam Roberts, the Urban Affairs Correspondent of The New York Times, is the author of A History of New York in 101 Objects, just published by Simon and Schuster.

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We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts

MATERIAL WORLD

Like Charles Foster Kane, all of us have owned objects, some fancy, some humble, that embody the past and keep it alive for us, says a historian who told New York City’s history in 101 objects.

Sam Roberts | Published Oct 15, 2014

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