The book "Secrets of the Great City: A Description of Virtues and Vices, Secrets, Riots and Crimes of New York" by James Dabney McCabe is a unique overview of life in a big city at the beginning of the 19th century. The author examines in detail the bright and dark sides of the city, talks about its disadvantages and advantages, secrets and crimes that take place on the streets of New York. The book reveals to the reader a colorful and lively picture of the life and society of the state in that period, forcing one to think about the hidden sides of the big city, which beckons with its mystery and danger. "Secrets of the Great City" is an exciting journey into the past, which captures the reader's attention with its intrigue and revelation of the secrets of the great city.