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Brooklyn By Name - How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names (Hardcover): Leonard Benardo,... Brooklyn By Name - How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names (Hardcover)
Leonard Benardo, Jennifer Weiss
R3,071 Discovery Miles 30 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.com

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"Fascinating morsels of Brooklyn history. . . . An entertaining, breezy compilation for the NYU Press, perfect for reading down at Coney, up on tar beach, or out on your shady front stoop this summer. . . . So if you wanna know how Dead Horse Bay, Sheepshead Bay, Floyd Bennett Field, Smith St. Carroll Gardens, Junior's Restaurant, Green-Wood Cemetery, Gilmore Court or the Riegelmann Boardwalk got their names, grab a copy of Brooklyn by Name."
--"New York Daily News"

"Information is well presented and well illustrated--both factors making this guide easy on the eye. Hardly a location is left unexplored in this fascinating, indispensable guide to a borough undeservedly in Manhattan's shadow."
--"Booklist"

"Witty, occasionally irreverent and always engaging, Brooklyn by Name takes readers from the six independent towns that once comprised Breuckelen to the modern metropolis. Weiss and Benardo have uncovered surprising data and have woven a compulsively readable narrative. Pick it up, rifle through, and find out about--or be reminded of--the underpinnings of our boroughas heritage."
--"The Brooklyn Rail"

"This book is an essential companion for anyone teaching about Brooklyn, for anyone writing about the borough, and for tour guide people. Benardo and Weiss have to be pleased with their product, and clearly should be congratulated."
--"Brooklyn Daily Eagle"

"Brooklyn streets, parks and sites are dripping with history, and husband-and-wife team Leonard Benardo and Jennifer Weiss have hung them all out to dry in their dictionary of street smarts, Brooklyn ByName."
--"Brooklyn Papers"

"A well-researched and concise compilation of the historical derivation of the place names in Brooklyn, an engaging stroll through the cityas largest borough and its history. . . . The book is easy to pick up, and with its wide-ranging, often quirky fragments of Brooklyn history, hard to put down."
--"Courier-Life Publications"

aAn excellent guide to Brooklyn. Explaining Brooklynas often mystifyingA names (like Force Tube Avenue and Dead Horse Bay) allows the streets to speak their stories. Walkers in the borough should not leave home without it.a
--Mike Wallace, co-author of "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898"

aAn engaging stroll through the cityas largest borough and its historya
--Bay News

"Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn by name takes readers on a stroll through streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past. --NYU Today

"From Albemarle Road to Zion Triangle, the history of Brooklyn place names revealed in Brooklyn By Name is as fascinating as life in the County of Kings itself. By putting faces to the names of our streets, parks, and neighborhoods, Benardo and Weiss bring to vibrant life hundreds of places where Brooklynites live, work, and play every day. Whether weare called Breukelen, Brookland, or Brooklyn, thereas no place like it in the world!"
--Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President

"This beautifully researched, lucidly written and compulsively readable book will have readers bouncing from entry to entry. By focusing on the derivation of Brooklyn's place-names, the authors have subtly traced the borough's rich history of politics, power, greed and idealism."
--Phillip Lopate, author of "Waterfront: A Journey Around Manhattan"

aTaking off from neighborhood names, this page-turner of a book tells of the successive waves of settlers and immigrant arrivals who have given Brooklyn its distinctive flavor. Here are the men and women whose fantasies, foibles, and otherwise-fleeting fame find permanency in the pavements, parks and place-names of the borough that almost wasn't part of New York. Nicely illustrated with an exceptional folio of new photos and unusual old illustrations, and peppered with vivid stories and obscure facts, this book will fascinate even the most provincial of non-Brooklynites. You don't have to live there to love this book.a
--Andrew Alpern, co-author of "New Yorkas Architectural Holdouts"

"Jump into your walking shoes, bring along this marvelous book, and get ready to explore Brooklyn's streets!"
--Judith Stonehill, coauthor of "Brooklyn: A Journey Through the City of Dreams"

From 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 Companyin 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

Montauk (Hardcover): Robin Strong, The Montauk Library Montauk (Hardcover)
Robin Strong, The Montauk Library
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Amory (Hardcover): Bo Miller, Sue Brown Amory (Hardcover)
Bo Miller, Sue Brown
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Malabar Flavors - Timeless Memories of Nurturing Recipes (Hardcover): Daisy Kuchinad Malabar Flavors - Timeless Memories of Nurturing Recipes (Hardcover)
Daisy Kuchinad
R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Grinnell (Hardcover): Lynn Cavanagh, Mary Schuchmann Grinnell (Hardcover)
Lynn Cavanagh, Mary Schuchmann
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Australia - Great Southern Pictorial (Hardcover): Rob Benton Australia - Great Southern Pictorial (Hardcover)
Rob Benton
R1,144 Discovery Miles 11 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Searcy (Hardcover): Carolyn Boyles, Patsy Pipkin Searcy (Hardcover)
Carolyn Boyles, Patsy Pipkin
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Railroad at Pocatello (Hardcover): Thornton Waite Railroad at Pocatello (Hardcover)
Thornton Waite
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brighton and Environs (Hardcover): Dorothy E.G. Woollard, H. G. Hampton Brighton and Environs (Hardcover)
Dorothy E.G. Woollard, H. G. Hampton 1
R178 Discovery Miles 1 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Found in our archives, the Black's Sketchbooks are a series of books produced in the early 20th century by a group of well-known artists. Each book contains pen sketches of iconic English and Scottish cities and counties. There are also some books on Continental cities such as Paris and Venice. The result is a charming series of books that present a fascinating look at British and European locations as they were almost a century ago. This title is a delightful look at Brighton and its environs in 1919.

Kermit (Hardcover): Kaysie L Sabella, Kenneth Edwards, Betty Edwards Kermit (Hardcover)
Kaysie L Sabella, Kenneth Edwards, Betty Edwards
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seattle's Waterfront (Hardcover): Joy Keniston-Longrie Seattle's Waterfront (Hardcover)
Joy Keniston-Longrie
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gadsden County (Hardcover): David A Gardner, Joseph F. Munroe, Dawn M. McMillan Gadsden County (Hardcover)
David A Gardner, Joseph F. Munroe, Dawn M. McMillan
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Early Kansas City, Missouri (Hardcover): Leigh Ann Little, John M Olinskey Early Kansas City, Missouri (Hardcover)
Leigh Ann Little, John M Olinskey
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Black Hills Gold Rush Towns (Hardcover): Jan Cerney, Roberta Sago Black Hills Gold Rush Towns (Hardcover)
Jan Cerney, Roberta Sago; As told to Minnilusa Historical Association
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Beverly Revisited (Hardcover): Beverly Historical Society Beverly Revisited (Hardcover)
Beverly Historical Society
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Algoma Township (Hardcover): Bethany Hart, Algoma Township Historical Society Algoma Township (Hardcover)
Bethany Hart, Algoma Township Historical Society
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jay (Hardcover): Tamara N Hoke Jay (Hardcover)
Tamara N Hoke
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Puerto Princesa Pictorial (Hardcover): Rob Benton Puerto Princesa Pictorial (Hardcover)
Rob Benton
R1,051 Discovery Miles 10 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Osterville (Hardcover): Shirley Eastman Osterville (Hardcover)
Shirley Eastman
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Around Central Islip (Hardcover): Anne Frances Pulling Around Central Islip (Hardcover)
Anne Frances Pulling
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Forty Plus - Challenge Walks in the North of England (Paperback): Graham Wilson, Chris Harle Forty Plus - Challenge Walks in the North of England (Paperback)
Graham Wilson, Chris Harle
R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dannemora (Hardcover): Rod Bigelow, Walter "Pete" Light Dannemora (Hardcover)
Rod Bigelow, Walter "Pete" Light
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Glenwood (Hardcover): Ken Bult Glenwood (Hardcover)
Ken Bult
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
More Necropolises of New Orleans (Book II) - Cemetery Cities (Hardcover): Laine Cunningham More Necropolises of New Orleans (Book II) - Cemetery Cities (Hardcover)
Laine Cunningham; Cover design or artwork by Angel Leya
R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dundee (Hardcover): Dorothy R. Heinlein, Martha A Churchill Dundee (Hardcover)
Dorothy R. Heinlein, Martha A Churchill
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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