Notes Geographical And Historical Relating To The Town Of Brooklyn On Long Island

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Genre : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Author : Gabriel Furman
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Release : 1865
File : 216 Pages
ISBN-13 : WISC:89077221075


History Of The City Of Brooklyn

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Genre : Reference
Author : Henry Stiles
Publisher : Applewood Books
Release : 2012-03
File : 500 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781458500281


A History Of The City Of Brooklyn Including The Old Town And Village Of Brooklyn The Town Of Bushwick And The Village And City Of Williamsburgh With Illustrations

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Genre : History
Author : Henry Reed Stiles
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Release : 1867
File : 522 Pages
ISBN-13 : BL:A0026260772


Andrews American Queen

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Release : 1893
File : 626 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105005563684


Baseball Meets The Law

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Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794. In 2015, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations. Another court overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice. A third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video screen at Wrigley Field. This exhaustive chronology traces the effects the law has had on the national pastime, both pro and con, on and off the field, from the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause. The stories of lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey are entertainingly instructive.

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Genre : Sports & Recreation
Author : Ed Edmonds
Publisher : McFarland
Release : 2017-03-14
File : 336 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781476664385


The United States

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Genre : Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Release : 1904
File : 1210 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:B3129291


Brooklyn Takes The Stage

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America's third largest city until 1890, Brooklyn, New York, had a striking theatrical culture before it became a borough of Greater New York in 1898. As the city gained size and influence, more and more theatres arose, with at least 15 venues ultimately vying for favor. Too many theatregoers, however, preferred the discomforts of a ferry and horsecar trip to New York's playhouses instead of supporting the local product. Nor did the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 do Brooklyn's theatres any favors. Manhattan's Goliath slayed Brooklyn's David. This first comprehensive study of Brooklyn's old-time theatre describes the city's early history, each of its many playhouses, its plays and actors (including nearly every foreign and domestic star), and its scandals and catastrophes, including the theatre fire that killed nearly 300. Brooklyn's ongoing struggle to establish theatres in a society dominated by anti-theatrical preachers, including Henry Ward Beecher, is detailed, as are all the ways that Brooklyn typified 19th century American theatre, from stock companies to combinations. Replete with fascinating anecdotes, this is the story of a major city from which theatre all but vanished before being reborn as a present-day artistic mecca.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher : McFarland
Release : 2023-12-20
File : 388 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781476651378


Art Of The Brooklyn Bridge

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The Brooklyn Bridge is a pre-eminent global icon. It is the world’s most famous and beloved bridge, a "must-see" tourist hotspot, and a vital fact of New York life. For almost a hundred and forty years it has inspired artists of all descriptions, fueling a constant stream of paintings, photographs, lithographs, etchings, advertising copy, movies, and book, magazine, and LP covers. In consequence, the bridge may have the richest visual history of any man-made object, so much so, in fact, that almost no major American artist has failed to pay homage to the span in some form or other. Oddly, however, there are no books currently available that chart and discuss the bridge’s visual history or its role in the development of American (or Western) art. This monograph aims to correct that, providing a full visual record of the bridge from the origins of its conception to the present day. It is a celebration of the bridge’s glorious visual heritage timed to appear when the city will celebrate the span’s 125th birthday.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Richard Haw
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2012-10-02
File : 290 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781136603662


The Invention Of Brownstone Brooklyn

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An original and captivating history of gentrification, this book challenges the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s, locating the roots of Brooklyn's revival in the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Osman examines the emergence of a progressive coalition as young, well-educated brownstoners joined with poorer residents to battle city planners and local machine politicians. Deftly mixing architectural, cultural, and political history, this book offers an eye-opening perspective on the post-industrial city.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Suleiman Osman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release : 2012-11-29
File : 359 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199930340


Race Class And Gentrification In Brooklyn

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In this book, the authors “revisit” two iconic Brooklyn neighborhoods, Crown Heights-Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Greenpoint-Williamsburg, where they have been active scholars since the 1970s. Krase and DeSena's comprehensive view from the street describes and analyses the neighborhoods' decline and rise with a focus on race and social class. They look closely at the strategies used to resist and promote neighborhood change and conclude with an analysis of the ways in which these neighborhoods contribute to current images and trends in Brooklyn. This book contributes to a better understanding of the elevated status of Brooklyn as a global city and destination place.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Jerome Krase
Publisher : Lexington Books
Release : 2016-05-12
File : 175 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781498512565