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Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexiou, Joseph (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.) > Environmental conditions.
Waterfronts > New York (State) > New York > History.
Industrial districts > New York (State) > New York.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Commerce > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: the tale of Sludgie the Whale
  • Millponds, oysters, and early origins (1636-1774)
  • Bloody waters (1776)
  • 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.