Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alexiou, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
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.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: the tale of Sludgie the Whale
  • Millponds, oysters, and early origins (1636-1774)
  • Bloody waters
  • The Atlantic docks and basin (1812-1851)
  • Sewers, railroads, and the castle on the hill (1851-1857)
  • The Brooklyn Improvement Company (1858-1869)
  • Foul odors and foiled plots (1870-1885)
  • Industry, identity, and violence in Gowanus (1885-1898)
  • Strikes, moonshine, and mobs (1902-1949)
  • The fall of South Brooklyn and the brownstone revolution (1950-1981)
  • Superfund me! (1981-2010)
  • Epilogue.

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