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For more than 150 years, Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool, an industrial dumping ground, and a blemish on the face of the populous borough-as well as one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor. Yet its true origins, man-made character, and importanc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexiou, Joseph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Waterfronts > New York (State) > New York > History.
Industrial districts > New York (State) > New York.
Fronts de mer > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Parcs industriels > New York (État) > New York.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Commerce.
Ecology.
Industrial districts.
Social conditions.
Waterfronts.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.) > Environmental conditions.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Commerce > History.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
New York (State) > New York > Gowanus Canal.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For more than 150 years, Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool, an industrial dumping ground, and a blemish on the face of the populous borough-as well as one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor. Yet its true origins, man-made character, and importance to the city have been largely forgotten. Now, New York writer and guide Joseph Alexiou explores how the Gowanus creek-a naturally-occurring tidal estuary that served as a conduit for transport and industry during the colonial era-came to play an outsized role in the story of America's greatest city. F.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479879342
1479879347

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