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Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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.
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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.

Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal /

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