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Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal
- Title
- Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal / Joseph Alexiou.
- Author
- Alexiou, Joseph
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, [2015]
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 399 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Alternative Title
- Brooklyn's curious canal
- Subjects
- Waterfronts
- Industrial districts
- New York (State) > New York
- History
- New York (State) > New York > Gowanus Canal
- New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn
- Ecology
- Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.) > Environmental conditions
- Waterfronts > New York (State) > New York > History
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Commerce > History
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions
- Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.) > History
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History
- Industrial districts > New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- IRM (Brooklyn) 15-5801
- ISBN
- 9781479892945
- 1479892947
- LCCN
- 2015013951
- OCLC
- 906010865
- Author
- Alexiou, Joseph, author.
- Title
- Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal / Joseph Alexiou.
- Publisher
- New York : New York University Press, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Title
- Brooklyn's curious canal
- Research Call Number
- IRM (Brooklyn) 15-5801