{"product_id":"brooklyn-by-name-how-the-neighborhoods-streets-parks-bridges-and-more-got-their-names-hardcover","title":"Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard Benardo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit the blog for the book at \u003cstrong\u003ewww.brooklynbyname.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn By Name\u003c\/strong\u003e takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListing more than 500 of Brooklyn's most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the Canarsie Indians, the region's first settlers, whose language survives in daily traffic reports about the Gowanus Expressway. The arrival of the Dutch West India Company in 1620 brought the first wave of European names, from Boswijck (\"town in the woods,\" later Bushwick) to Bedford-Stuyvesant, after the controversial administrator of the Dutch colony, to numerous places named after prominent Dutch families like the Bergens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe English takeover of the area in 1664 led to the Anglicization of Dutch names, (vlackebos, meaning \"wooded plain,\" became Flatbush) and the introduction of distinctively English names (Kensington, Brighton Beach). A century later the American Revolution swept away most Tory monikers, replacing them with signers of the Declaration of Independence and international figures who supported the revolution such as Lafayette (France), De Kalb (Germany), and Kosciuszko (Poland). We learn too of the dark corners of Brooklyn\"s past, encountering over 70 streets named for prominent slaveholders like Lefferts and Lott but none for its most famous abolitionist, Walt Whitman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest settlements to recent commemorations such as Malcolm X Boulevard, \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn By Name\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint on this polyethnic borough that was once almost disastrously renamed \"New York East.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for all Brooklynites, newcomers, and visitors, this book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Over 500 entries explaining the colorful history of Brooklyn's most prominent place names \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Over 100 vivid photographs of Brooklyn past and present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*9 easy to follow and up-to-date maps of the neighborhoods \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Informative sidebars covering topics like Ebbets Field, Lindsay Triangle, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Covers all neighborhoods, easily find the street you're on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.5 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450455638194,"sku":"9780814799451","price":192.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/63c0b37a895f1b2a3a6be1203a9e0d48_4a840247-8dde-4c53-acb6-d4391305f344.webp?v=1778785758","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/brooklyn-by-name-how-the-neighborhoods-streets-parks-bridges-and-more-got-their-names-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}