Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations (Hardcover)

from dougbq

How did the United Nations end up in New York City and not Rapid City, SD? Is that a serious questions? It was to people in South Dakota. This is the story of how the UN headquarters was sent to NYC. I didn't know that there were other places (maybe vaguely thought of San Francisoo) that were bei...

from MichaelC.Oliveira

A quick read, an example of the use of archival records to build a narrative concerning the selection of a site for the UN headquarters. It might be interesting to re-visit this history in the future, maybe it was just that simple. Also a look into how committees function, the power of money, and...

from JenHartling

I knew the ending of Capital of the World. We all do. The United Nations is headquartered in New York. What I didn't know was how it ended up there. I definitely didn't know how many cities were begging for the UN to set up camp in their backyard. Some of these towns went to great lengths to lure...

from Jaylia3

How did the UN wind up in New York City when just about nobody wanted it there? Capital of the World tells that story in entertaining detail. Because of the conflicting national interests of the countries involved in the site search, and the fact that Europe was still recovering from WWII, the Un...

from whitreidtan

In this day and age, it's hard to imagine the United Nations being located anywhere but New York City. But how did it end up there in the first place? Who chose a US location? How many other places were considered? Charlene Mires' book, Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations, t...