THE CAT MEN OF GOTHAM: TALES OF FELINE FRIENDSHIPS IN OLD NEW YORK
Book ID/图书代码： 11729019C00001
English Summary/英文概要： The nineteenth century was a rough time to be a stray cat in New York City. The city’s human residents dealt with feline overpopulation by gassing unwanted cats or tossing them in rivers. But a few lucky strays were found by a diverse array of men—including firemen, cops, athletes, and politicians—who rescued them from the streets and welcomed them into their homes and hearts.
This book tells the stories of these heroic cat men of Gotham and their beloved feline companions. Not only does it introduce us to some remarkable men, but we get to meet many extraordinary cats as well, from Chinese stowaways prowling the Chelsea Piers to the sole feline survivor of the USS Maine explosion. Among the forty-two profiles, we find many feline Cinderella stories, as humble alley cats achieved renown as sports team mascots, artists’ muses, and even presidential pets.
Sure to appeal to cat fanciers and history fans alike, The Cat Men of Gotham will give you a new appreciation for Old New York and the people and animals who made it their home. As it takes you on a journey through the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, it will amuse and astound you with tales of powerful men and their pussycats.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 19世纪是纽约市流浪猫的艰难时期。这座城市的居民通过向不想要的猫放毒气或把它们扔进河里来处理猫的过剩问题。但是，一些幸运的流浪猫被各种各样的人发现了——包括消防员、警察、运动员和政治家——他们把它们从街道上救了出来，并欢迎它们回到自己的家和心中。
这本书讲述了哥谭市英勇的猫人以及他们深爱的猫伙伴们的故事。它不仅把我们介绍给了一些非凡的人，而且我们还见到了许多非凡的猫，从徘徊在切尔西码头的中国偷渡者到美国军舰缅因号爆炸的唯一幸存者。在这42篇简介中，我们发现了许多关于灰姑娘的猫的故事，卑微的野猫因成为运动队的吉祥物、艺术家的缪斯甚至总统的宠物而闻名。
为了吸引爱猫人士和历史爱好者，哥谭市的猫人会让你重新认识老纽约，以及把它当成家的人和动物。当它带你穿越曼哈顿和布鲁克林的大街小巷时，它会用强大的猫人和他们的小猫的故事逗你开心，让你大吃一惊。（WYL）
Awards/获奖情况："佩吉•加文有一种真正讲故事的热情——那种罕见的、令人钦佩的狂热，需要尽可能多地分享自己的主题。[她]主要关注从19世纪中期到第二次世界大战的故事，她的作品提供的不仅仅是过去动物生活的古怪时间胶囊。她强调历史背景，让读者看到看似微不足道的动物事件如何对现代文化产生巨大影响。——维多利亚•贝基普斯《新闻周刊》
“佩吉•加文显然做了很多工作，非常专注于她的主题……每隔一段时间，你就会找到一段历史，或多或少地提到一些稀奇古怪的动物故事，但据我所知，这是第一次有人真的把这样的故事编成概要。”——迈克尔•米西奥尼，曼哈顿区历史学家
"Peggy Gavan has a true storyteller’s enthusiasm--that rare, admirably frenetic need to share as much as she can about her subject matter. [She] focuses mainly on stories from the mid-1800s to World War II, and her writing provides more than just quirky time capsules of yesteryear’s animal life. She emphasizes historical context, allowing readers to see how seemingly minor animal incidents had big influences on modern culture."--Victoria Bekiempis "Newsweek magazine "
"[Peggy Gavan has] obviously has done a lot of work and is very devoted to her topic ... Every now and then, you’ll turn up a history that mentions a quirky animal story here or there, but to my knowledge this is the first time anybody has really made a compendium of such stories."--Michael Miscione "Manhattan Borough Historian "
About the Author/作者介绍： 佩吉•加文是一名记者和高级编辑，现居纽约华威。她是几本儿童读物的作者，并在《新闻周刊》和《纽约时报》上发表了博客《孵化的猫: 旧纽约真实而不寻常的动物故事》。
PEGGY GAVAN is a journalist and senior editor who lives in Warwick, New York. She is the author of several children’s books and the blog The Hatching Cat: True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old New York, which has been profiled in Newsweek and the New York Times.
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