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Author Goldstein, Judith S.

Title Inventing Great Neck : Jewish identity and the American dream / Judith S. Goldstein.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 205 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
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Contents Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: On the Map; Chapter 2: Preparing the Ground; Chapter 3: War and Renewal; Chapter 4: The Quintessential Jewish Suburb; Chapter 5: The Price of Achievement; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary Great Neck, New York, is one of America?s most fascinating suburbs. Since the mid-nineteenth century, generations have been attracted to this once quiet enclave for its easy access to New York City and its tranquil setting by the Long Island Sound. It became an illustrious suburb, home to numerous film and theatrical luminaries, among them Groucho Marx, Eddie Cantor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Alan King. Famous writers who lived there include Ring Lardner and, of course, F. Scott Fitzgerald, who used Great Neck as the inspiration for his classic novel The Great Gatsby. Although frequently recog.
Subject Jews -- New York (State) -- Great Neck -- History.
Great Neck (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations.
Great Neck (N.Y.) -- History.
History.
Jews.
HISTORY -- State & Local.
HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Jewish Studies.
Ethnic relations. (OCoLC)fst00916005
Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
New York (State) -- Great Neck. (OCoLC)fst01218031
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Goldstein, Judith S. Inventing Great Neck. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006 081353884X 9780813538846 (DLC) 2005035656 (OCoLC)62615865
ISBN 9780813541235 (electronic bk.)
0813541239 (electronic bk.)
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