The Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the relatively untested theory of suspension, John Roebling designed a suspension bridge modeled after his Cincinnati-Covington Bridge, but he died before construction even began. His son Washington then accepted the challenge—only to end up paralyzed while working on the bridge. However, with his strong-willed perseverance and help from his wife, he drove the project through to completion. As the only bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan at the time, the Brooklyn Bridge carried half a million people daily. The photographs in Historic Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge illustrate not only those traveling the bridge but also the hurdles that over 1,000 American and immigrant workers endured to build this magnificent symbol. Today, admirers from around the world gather on its historical walkway to gaze, admire, and pay homage to the majesty of the Brooklyn Bridge, "the Eighth Wonder of the Modern World.�

Brooklyn, a magical name, both fantasy and enigma. Yet despite its reputation, Brooklyn consists of provincial, suburban neighborhoods, a small town. For over 300 years, Brooklyn suffered growing pains, but it also offered hospitality, jobs, and recreation, as the photographs in this volume show. Thus, millions crossed the East River and worked hard to build a city.  Brooklyn’s image grew and took hold: the sounds of the streets and factories, the heroism, the loyalty, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Historic Photos of Brooklyn shows how Brooklyn’s pride has traveled from decade to decade, and with this continuity, how Brooklyn has matured, building farmhouses, frame houses, skyscrapers, classrooms, brownstones, libraries, mom-and-pop stores, department stores, restaurants, theaters, ships, elevated trains, and airplanes. Today’s residents carry on a tradition started centuries ago, traditions that are highlighted in Historic Photos of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, New York, a distinct borough of New York City, is known for its distinctive vernacular, its communal feel on the fringes of a booming city, and its famous bridge, a gateway to the unlimited opportunities in Manhattan. Of course, Coney Island deserves a mention as it garners its own fame independent of Brooklyn, its parent locale. New York City moviemaking got its start in Brooklyn when Charles E. Chinnock shot his silent film The Encyclopedia of New York City in 1894. Since then, many films have been made, studios opened and stars born in Brooklyn, contributing to its undeniable influence in the film industry. This work is a collection of essays on the topic of Brooklyn as portrayed in film. It includes a discussion of race relations in films dealing with Brooklyn, the story of Jackie Robinson as shown on film, the changing face of cinematic Brooklyn and some thoughts on a Brooklyn filmgoers experience. The combination of Brooklyn and baseball in the films of Paul Auster is examined, as well as the typical portrayal of a Brooklyn native in film.

Abduction or White Slavery? In a local restaurant that just opened in 1930, an attractive college student disappears after a family argument. Fears of white slavery bring in Lt. Jared Lewis of the Brooklyn Heights precinct and an insurance investigator. The latest novella in the crime series traces the search through the streets of Brooklyn and along the seedy waterfront below without success. Was her handsome Spanish tutor involved? And can her two professors help solve the case and prevent a murder--or worse? The Brooklyn Heights Crime Series explores fictional crimes set in historical sites during the 1930s. This second novella by John B. Manbeck explores an international issue as if affects the local police force. To come will be the next release, "Skeleton in the Attic."

Murder Rides the Elevator Her scream stunned the residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In 1930, even Brooklyn Heights had been rocked by the twin calamities: Prohibition and The Depression. But murder escalated the fear factor. Did the threat come from the male tenants of The Remsen Hotel? Or was the danger from the rough Navy Yard community below? Now it is up to cops from the 86th Precinct, a police lieutenant, a sergeant and a private detective to unravel the mystery. With scenes reminiscent of a black-and-white B movie, The Brooklyn Heights Crime Series of novellas kicks off with the characters plying the streets of the palisaded neighborhood in the sordid years between the world wars when the very foundations of civilization were being threatened. Written by a former Brooklyn Borough Historian who was there and should know. The series will be set in various historic locales in Brooklyn Heights and neighboring communities, all set in the 1930s with a different novella being released every several months. The basic characters include Lt. Jared Lewis and Sgt. Dan Murphy with Nate Thomaston, a private detective, Lars Jenkins, a reporter from The Brooklyn Eagle, and assorted hangers-on. The covers will have the same logo with different inserts.