Lost Inwood - Brossura

Thompson, Cole; Rice, Don

 
9781467102780: Lost Inwood
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ISBN 10: 1467102784 ISBN 13: 9781467102780
Casa editrice: Arcadia Pub, 2019

Sinossi

Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood of Manhattan, has a rich yet little-known history.


For centuries, the region remained practically unchanged - a quaint, country village known to early Dutch settlers as Tubby Hook. The subway's arrival in the early 1900s transformed the area, once scorned as "ten miles from a beefsteak," from farm to city virtually overnight. The same construction boom sparked an age of neighborhood self-discovery, when vestiges of the past - in the form of mastodon bones, arrowheads, colonial pottery, Revolutionary War cannonballs, and forgotten cemeteries - emerged from the earth. Waves of German, Irish, and Dominican immigrants subsequently produced a vibrant urban oasis with a big-city/small-town feel. Inwood has also been home to wealthy country estates, pre-integration sports arenas, and a lively waterfront culture. Famous residents have included NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Diaries author Jim Carroll, and Hamilton creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Editore
Arcadia Pub
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1467102784
ISBN 13 
9781467102780
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
127
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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