Song of Brooklyn : an oral history of America's favorite borough
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2008].
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2008].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294).
Description
Gathers the oral testimony of nearly one hundred Brooklynites past and present, famous and unknown, about a mythic borough that is also an indisputably real place. These witnesses speak eloquently of what it was like back then, when the Dodgers played in Ebbets Field; later, when the borough fell on hard times; and now, when it has come roaring back on the tracks of a real-estate boom, giving it celebrity chic and hipster cred. With this surprising and inspiring renaissance in full swing, the story of Brooklyn is one of the great and still ongoing chapters of the American urban experience, and this book sings that tune in pitch-perfect key.--From publisher description.
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LC Subjects
Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
Celebrities -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
Oral history -- New York (State) -- New York.
Biographies.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
Celebrities -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.
Oral history -- New York (State) -- New York.