Brooklyn! : an illustrated history
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Brooklyn! : an illustrated history
（Critical perspectives on the past）
Temple University Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index
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: cloth ISBN 9781566394086
内容説明
Brooklyn. The word conjures up a host of images The Honeymooners, Ebbets Field, Walt Whitman, Saturday Night Fever and the West Indian Carnival. Guiding us into this historical panorama through five larger-than-life points of entry including The Brooklyn Bridge, The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Coney Island, and the Brooklyn Dodgers Ellen Snyder-Grenier highlights the people, events, and places that have made Brooklyn Brooklyn. Lavishly illustrated with prints, paintings, memorabilia, and objects from The Brooklyn Historical Society's unparalleled collection, "Brooklyn!" will bring every reader closer to the Brooklyn of legend and fact.Formerly Chief Curator at the Brooklyn Historical Society, Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier is Director of Special Projects at the New Jersey Historical Society.
目次
- Foreword - Charles J. HammAcknowledgments - David M. KahnIntroduction1. Brooklynites, Real and Imagined: Portraits of PeopleReal people, in interviews and in writings long hidden in archives, bear witness to the variety of life experiences, cultures, and traditions that successive waves of newcomers brought and still bring to the community's life.2. The Brooklyn Bridge: Growth and the Price of ProgressA marvel of engineering, its story is also one about the grand visions, daring, and skill that brought about the borough's explosive growth of businesses and population and created its cosmopolitan character.3. The Brooklyn Navy Yard: A Mirror for Brooklyn's Industrial RiseThis monumental example of industrial might set astonishing productivity records in World War II but tragically closed a generation later
- the industries that formed Brooklyn's economic backbone followed a similar pattern of decline.4. Coney Island: A City at PlayThe world-famous complex of spectacular amusement parks is only one stop in an engaging exploration of the places-from the magnificent vistas of Prospect Park to downtown theaters where vaudeville, movies, and then rock and roll shows played-that still attract pleasure seekers from virtually everywhere.5. The Brooklyn Dodgers: Dem Wonderful BumsAccording to some people, they will always be associated with Brooklyn, the home of organized baseball. From their nineteenth-century roots, follow them through the dark years (when they were known as the "Bums"), the Golden Era under Larry MacPhail, Jackie Robinson's turbulent times, the World Series triumph in 1955, and the devastating relocation.Epilogue: Wait 'til Next YearBibliographical EssaySuggested ReadingTimelineIndex
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: [paper] ISBN 9781592130825
内容説明
Brooklyn - the word conjures up a host of images "The Honeymooners", Ebbets Field, Walt Whitman, "Saturday Night Fever" and the West Indian Carnival. Guiding us into this historical panorama through five larger-than-life points of entry including The Brooklyn Bridge, The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Coney Island, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, Ellen Snyder-Grenier highlights the people, events, and places that have made Brooklyn Brooklyn. Lavishly illustrated with prints, paintings, memorabilia, and objects from The Brooklyn Historical Society's unparalleled collection, "Brooklyn!" will bring every reader closer to the Brooklyn of legend and fact. Formerly Chief Curator at the Brooklyn Historical Society, Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier is Director of Special Projects at the New Jersey Historical Society.
目次
- Foreword Charles J. Hamm Acknowledgments David M. Kahn Introduction 1. Brooklynites, Real and Imagined: Portraits of People Real people, in interviews and in writings long hidden in archives, bear witness to the variety of life experiences, cultures, and traditions that successive waves of newcomers brought and still bring to the community's life. 2. The Brooklyn Bridge: Growth and the Price of Progress A marvel of engineering, its story is also one about the grand visions, daring, and skill that brought about the borough's explosive growth of businesses and population and created its cosmopolitan character. 3. The Brooklyn Navy Yard: A Mirror for Brooklyn's Industrial Rise This monumental example of industrial might set astonishing productivity records in World War II but tragically closed a generation later
- the industries that formed Brooklyn's economic backbone followed a similar pattern of decline. 4. Coney Island: A City at Play The world-famous complex of spectacular amusement parks is only one stop in an engaging exploration of the places from the magnificent vistas of Prospect Park to downtown theaters where vaudeville, movies, and then rock and roll shows played that still attract pleasure seekers from virtually everywhere. 5. The Brooklyn Dodgers: Dem Wonderful Bums According to some people, they will always be associated with Brooklyn, the home of organized baseball. From their nineteenth-century roots, follow them through the dark years (when they were known as the "Bums"), the Golden Era under Larry MacPhail, Jackie Robinson's turbulent times, the World Series triumph in 1955, and the devastating relocation. Epilogue: Wait 'til Next Year Bibliographical Essay Suggested Reading Timeline Index
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