It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the

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It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (Excelsior Editions)

Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

It Happened in Brooklyn tells the story of mid-century Brooklyn, home of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers, Nathanâ€™s franks, stoop-ball, stickball, and some of the best high schools in America. In this spirited recollection, more than one hundred voices chronicle and celebrate, in tones both humorous and poignant, the borough as it once was: a largely working- and lower-middle-class environment bathed in the optimistic glow of the postwar years. Illustrated with period photographs.

â€œThrobs with life and affection.â€ â€” Publishers Weekly

â€œHas the genuine flavor of Brooklyn.â€ â€” Newsday

â€œAll of us need this beautiful book.â€ â€” New York Daily News

â€œDespite the emphasis on good-time memoriesâ€”Jackie Robinson, stickball, Coney Island amusementsâ€”accounts of red-lining and block-busting close this absorbing evocation.â€ â€” Library Journal
Country USA
Brand Excelsior Editions
Manufacturer Excelsior Editions
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781438427508
ReleaseDate 2009-03-05

Country	USA
Brand	Excelsior Editions
Manufacturer	Excelsior Editions
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781438427508
ReleaseDate	2009-03-05

It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s (Excelsior Editions)

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