Aiming to capture the Zeitgeist of the neighborhood through the eyes of its writers, this comprehensive book includes selections from the writings of Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, James Baldwin, James Fenimore Cooper, Tom Wolfe, Herman Wouk, and others. It contains vintage photographs and postcard views that bring the writings to life.
Aiming to capture the Zeitgeist of the neighborhood through the eyes of its writers, this comprehensive book includes selections from the writings of Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, James Baldwin, James Fenimore Cooper, Tom Wolfe, Herman Wouk, and others. It contains vintage photographs and postcard views that bring the writings to life.
LLOYD ULTAN is the author of six books, including The Beautiful Bronx, 1930-1950 and The Bronx in the Innocent Years: 1890-1925. He is a professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been appointed the Bronx Borough Historian. BARBARA UNGER is a poet, author, and retired professor of English and creative writing at The State University of New York at Rockland. She is the author of a book of short fiction plus five poetry collections and is working on a novel.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgments Genesis: The Colonial and Revolutionary Bronx, 1639 1800 Out of Town: The Suburban Bronx, 1800 1898 ``Like Country'': The Urbanization of The Bronx, 1898 1940 A Step Up: The Bronx in the Boom Times, 1919 1929 A Step Left: The Bronx in the Great Depression, 1929 1940 The Bronx Home Front: The War Years, 1936 1950 The Perils of Prosperity: The Bronx in the Postwar Years, 1946 1961 The Urban Crisis: The Bronx in the Years of Change and Unrest, 1961 1980 Devastation: The Bronx Is Burning, 1965 1991 Coping: The Bronx Endures, 1961 1988 The Phoenix: The Bronx Rises from the Ashes, 1975 2000 Index
Preface Acknowledgments Genesis: The Colonial and Revolutionary Bronx, 1639 1800 Out of Town: The Suburban Bronx, 1800 1898 ``Like Country'': The Urbanization of The Bronx, 1898 1940 A Step Up: The Bronx in the Boom Times, 1919 1929 A Step Left: The Bronx in the Great Depression, 1929 1940 The Bronx Home Front: The War Years, 1936 1950 The Perils of Prosperity: The Bronx in the Postwar Years, 1946 1961 The Urban Crisis: The Bronx in the Years of Change and Unrest, 1961 1980 Devastation: The Bronx Is Burning, 1965 1991 Coping: The Bronx Endures, 1961 1988 The Phoenix: The Bronx Rises from the Ashes, 1975 2000 Index
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