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
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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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East Lyme Public Adult Non-Fiction
974.726 Eliot
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Wallingford Adult Nonfiction
974.723 ELIOT
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Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
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.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780767920148, 0767920147
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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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APA Citation (style guide)
Eliot, M. (2008). Song of Brooklyn: an oral history of America's favorite borough. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Eliot, Marc. 2008. Song of Brooklyn: An Oral History of America's Favorite Borough. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Eliot, Marc, Song of Brooklyn: An Oral History of America's Favorite Borough. Broadway Books, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Eliot, Marc. Song of Brooklyn: An Oral History of America's Favorite Borough. Broadway Books, 2008.
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