Lawrence R SamuelLawrence R. Samuel is the founder of AmeriCulture, a Miami- and New York City-based consultancy dedicated to thought leadership relating to the past, present and future of American culture. He holds a PhD in American studies and an MA in English fromthe University of Minnesota and an MBA in marketing from the University of Georgia and was a Smithsonian Institution Fellow. His previous books include The End of the Innocence: The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair (2007), New York City 1964: A Cultural History (2014), Tudor City: Manhattan's Historic Residential Enclave (2019), Dead on Arrival in Manhattan: Stories of Unnatural Demise from the Past Century (2021) and many others. Read More Read Less