Bob does not like the noisy, crowded streets and school hallways of his New York City home, so he decides to build a tree house in the cool, green calm of Central Park. Includes a note about the real Bob Redman.

Following World War II, urban planners constructed a series of public parks throughout New York City. This is a story about a generation of boys, sons of working-class families, who grew up in one of these parks during the 1960's - a time of sex, drugs, the Vietnam War, free love, and rock n' roll. A story of pain and joy, success and loss, struggles and triumph. A story of the divergent paths taken by these boys through adulthood during a turbulent...

New York City needed a park -- a special spot to gather, play, and enjoy nature. A quiet, wild place made just for you. In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space. The people needed a green place to be -- a park with ponds to row on and paths for wandering through trees and over bridges. When a citywide contest solicited plans for creating a park out of barren swampland,...