عنوان

Brooklyn by name :

شابک

0814739067

شابک

1435600479

شابک

9780814739068

شابک

9781435600478

شابک اشتباه

0814799450

شابک اشتباه

0814799469

شابک اشتباه

9780814799451

شابک اشتباه

9780814799468

شماره

b741802

عنوان اصلي

Brooklyn by name :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

how the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more got their names /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

New York University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2006.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) :

ساير جزييات

illustrations, maps

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.

متن يادداشت

Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.comFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past.Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn's most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the Canarsie Indians, the region's first settlers, whose language survives in daily traffic reports about the Gowanus Expressway. The arrival of the Dutch West India Company in 1620 brought the first wave of European names, from Boswijck ("town in the woods," later Bushwick) to Bedford-Stuyvesant, after the controversial administrator of the Dutch colony, to numerous places named after prominent Dutch families like the Bergens.The English takeover of the area in 1664 led to the Anglicization of Dutch names, (vlackebos, meaning "wooded plain," became Flatbush) and the introduction of distinctively English names (Kensington, Brighton Beach). A century later the American Revolution swept away most Tory monikers, replacing them with signers of the Declaration of Independence and international figures who supported the revolution such as Lafayette (France), De Kalb (Germany), and Kosciuszko (Poland). We learn too of the dark corners of Brooklyn"s past, encountering over 70 streets named for prominent slaveholders like Lefferts and Lott but none for its most famous abolitionist, Walt Whitman.From the earliest settlements to recent commemorations such as Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn By Name tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint on this polyethnic borough that was once almost disastrously renamed "New York East."Ideal for all Brooklynites, newcomers, and visitors, this book includes:*Over 500 entries explaining the colorful history of Brooklyn's most prominent place names *Over 100 vivid photographs of Brooklyn past and present*9 easy to follow and up-to-date maps of the neighborhoods *Informative sidebars covering topics like Ebbets Field, Lindsay Triangle, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge*Covers all neighborhoods, easily find the street you're on.

عنوان

Brooklyn by name.

موضوع مستند نشده

Names, Geographical-- New York (State)-- New York-- History.

موضوع مستند نشده

HISTORY-- State & Local-- General.

موضوع مستند نشده

HISTORY-- State & Local.

موضوع مستند نشده

Names, Geographical.

موضوع مستند نشده

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), History.

موضوع مستند نشده

New York (N.Y.), History.

موضوع مستند نشده

New York (State), New York, Brooklyn.

موضوع مستند نشده

New York (State), New York.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

7

بدون عنوان

7

موضوع مستند نشده

HIS-- 036010

موضوع مستند نشده

HIS-- 036080

موضوع مستند نشده

HIS-- 036100

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Benardo, Leonard.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Weiss, Jennifer.

تاريخ عمليات

20201204023743.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y