It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (Excelsior Editions)

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It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (Excelsior Editions)

Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

It Happened in Brooklyn tells the story of mid-century Brooklyn, home of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers, Nathanâ€™s franks, stoop-ball, stickball, and some of the best high schools in America. In this spirited recollection, more than one hundred voices chronicle and celebrate, in tones both humorous and poignant, the borough as it once was: a largely working- and lower-middle-class environment bathed in the optimistic glow of the postwar years. Illustrated with period photographs.

â€œThrobs with life and affection.â€ â€” Publishers Weekly

â€œHas the genuine flavor of Brooklyn.â€ â€” Newsday

â€œAll of us need this beautiful book.â€ â€” New York Daily News

â€œDespite the emphasis on good-time memoriesâ€”Jackie Robinson, stickball, Coney Island amusementsâ€”accounts of red-lining and block-busting close this absorbing evocation.â€ â€” Library Journal

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781438427508
ISBN	1438427506
Label	Excelsior Editions
Manufacturer	Excelsior Editions
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	276
PublicationDate	2009-03-05
Publisher	Excelsior Editions
Studio	Excelsior Editions
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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