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1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Prologue: the tale of Sludgie the Whale -- Millponds, oysters, and early origins (1636-1774) -- Bloody waters -- 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
For more than 150 years, Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool, an industrial dumping ground, and a blemish on the face of the populous borough-as well as one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor. Yet its true origins, man-made character, and importance to the city have been largely forgotten. Now, New York writer and guide Joseph Alexiou explores how the Gowanus creek-a naturally-occurring tidal estuary that served as a conduit for transport and industry during the colonial era-came to play an outsized role in the story of America's greatest city. F. |
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
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Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
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Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.) -- Environmental conditions.
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Waterfronts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Industrial districts -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Commerce -- History.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Commerce. (OCoLC)fst00869279
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Ecology. (OCoLC)fst00901476
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Industrial districts. (OCoLC)fst00970948
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Waterfronts. (OCoLC)fst01172660
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn.
(OCoLC)fst01312516
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New York (State) -- New York -- Gowanus Canal.
(OCoLC)fst01318448
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Brooklyn's curious canal |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Alexiou, Joseph. Gowanus 9781479892945 (DLC) 2015013951 (OCoLC)906010865 |
| ISBN |
9781479879342 (electronic bk.) |
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1479879347 (electronic bk.) |
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