Fascinating. -- Florence Fabricant * New York Times * The Fulton Fish Market, when it was on Fulton Street, was a legendary and unforgettable place. This book helps us to remember why it was unique. -- Kenneth T. Jackson, editor in chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City Jonathan H. Rees tells the gripping story of the Fulton Fish Market and the technologies that made it successful for more than 150 years. Whether examining the nineteenth centurys oceangoing fishing boats, the challenges of inadequate cold storage, the heavy hand of the mafia, or changing consumer tastes, his history of the Fulton Fish Market is fascinating. -- Cathy Kaufman, president, Culinary Historians of New York Reess history of Manhattans Fulton Fish Market is an elegy for a place that reached peak vibrancy in the 1920s, only to decline steadily as a result of overfishing, developers, the mafia, unions, politics, real estate prices, and eventually, more developers. Reess thoughtful analysis of these themes has much to tell us about the clash between the natural and built worlds in American cities over the last couple of centuries. -- Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health emerita, New York University, New York University, and author of Food Politics Reess superb book is much more than an excellent history of the Fulton Fish Marketits a history of an important dimension of New York City and, to an extent, a history of seafood in America. It is beautifully written with excellent documentation, and its a delight to read! -- Andrew F. Smith, author of New York City: A Food Biography [ A] fun and fascinating history. * Bowery Boys * Rees thoughtful research speaks far beyond the fishing industry, giving insight into how clashes between the natural and built worlds have long shaped American cities. * FoodTank * A fascinating deep dive into the history of a place that fundamentally shaped both New York and the global fishery. * Gotham Center for New York City History * Taking the reader through a long history of the market, Reess book should interest readers engaged in histories of food, commodification, technology, and labor. * H-Environment * Well-crafted. * Food & History *