“Riveting, surprising, and daring, this story will make reader wish they knew—or could be—Nellie Bly. Goldberg plunges deeply into Gilded Age New York, when Liberty’s torch first lit the city’s darkest corners.”
—Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Author of Broken Promises, A Novel of the Civil War
“It is so filled with immaculately researched detail that the action springs to life with an authenticity that educates as it shocks and thrills. . . But most of all this is the portrait of remarkable woman who was creating a new role for women and journalism as she lived it day to day.”
—Bob Stevens, Co-Executive Producer, “The Wonder Years,” “Malcolm in the Middle”
“An utterly gripping story full of intrigue, duplicity, love and, of course, murder! Every character is so vivid, so memorable while also fitting so believably into the larger tapestry of New York politics and corruption in the historically fascinating year of 1888.”
—Elizabeth Anderson, author of Three Wishes
“A tour de force—a thriller full of unforgettable characters and surprising twists and turns, made all the more powerful by the author’s scrupulous adherence to historical accuracy.”
—Gregg Oppenheimer, author of Laugh, Luck… and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time
“Goldberg’s gift is his ability to spin a web of “what-if” relationships among the powerful of the era, the men who built New York’s banks, train systems, and harbors.”
—Laurie Becklund, author of Swoosh
“By just a few pages into the book I had forgotten that I was reading a novel and instead felt I was truly back in the 1880’s, walking around and listening to people talk. . . Bottom line, The New Colossus is extremely well-written and works splendidly at taking you back in time. You’ll enjoy the trip.”
—Charles Rosenberg, Author of Death on a High Floor, Long Knives