[PDF.89mm] Brooklyn Heights: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of America's First Suburb (Definitive History)

Brooklyn Heights: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of America's First Suburb (Definitive History)

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 | #283105 in Books |  2015-07-13 |  2015-07-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.31 x6.00l,.65 | File type: PDF | 480 pages

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||3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A Priceless History of the Real Brooklyn|By John Manbeck|An excellent thorough history of the center of the world's most famous borough. A scholarly analysis showing years of research in a heavy (literally) volume that explores the multi-facets and ages of Brooklyn Heights. This is a fun read and a must for all those natives and visitors who cross the Brooklyn Bridge to find th|About the Author|Robert Furman is the president of the Brooklyn Preservation Council Foundation. Since 2001, he has also worked as executive director of Old Stone House, president and founder of Brooklyn Heritage, Inc., and president of Four Borough Neighborhood

Settled in the 1600s, Brooklyn Heights is one of New York’s most historic neighborhoods. Its strategic location overlooking the harbor proved instrumental during the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn. In the 1830s, steam ferries transformed it into America’s first suburb, where abolitionism flourished and one of the largest Civil War Sanitary Fairs was held. Throughout the nineteenth century, wealthy philanthropists and entrepreneurs built high-sty...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Brooklyn Heights: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of America's First Suburb (Definitive History)   |  Robert Furman.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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