How Newark became Newark : the rise, fall, and rebirth of an American city / Brad R. Tuttle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuttle, Brad R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--New Jersey--Newark--History.

Industrialization.

Social change--New Jersey--Newark--History.

Social change.

Urban renewal--New Jersey--Newark--History.

Urban renewal.

Newark (N.J.)--Economic conditions.

Newark (N.J.).

Newark (N.J.)--History.

Newark (N.J.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the first time in forty years, the story of one of America's most maligned cities is told in all its grit and glory. With its open-armed embrace of manufacturing, Newark, New Jersey, rode the Industrial Revolution to great prominence and wealth that lasted well into the twentieth century. In the postwar years, however, Newark experienced a perfect storm of urban trouble sùpolitical corruption, industrial abandonment, white flight, racial conflict, crime, poverty. Cities across the United States found themselves in similar predicaments, yet Newark stands out as an exceptional case. Its saga reflects the rollercoaster ride of Everycity U.S.A., only with a steeper rise, sharper turns, and a much more dramatic plunge. How Newark Became Newark is a fresh, unflinching popular history that spans the city's epic transformation from a tiny Puritan village into a manufacturing powerhouse, on to its desperate struggles in the twentieth century and beyond. After World War II, unrest mounted as the minority community was increasingly marginalized, leading to the wrenching civic disturbances of the 1960's. Though much of the city was crippled for years, How Newark Became Newark is also a story of survival and hope. Today, a real estate revival and growing population are signs that Newark is once again in ascendance.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Prologue. Pride in Newark: A 300th Anniversary and a City on the Brink

PART I. Rise

1. Corporation: Sheltered Puritan Village to Teeming Industrial Hub

2. Politics to the Dogs: Southern Sympathy during the Civil War

3. Greater Newark: A Metropolis Blooms with the Dawn of the Twentieth Century

PART II. Fall

4. Dead Weight: Prohibition, Politics, and the Growth of Organized Crime

5. The Slums of Ten Years from Now: A City Transformed through Postwar Urban Renewal

6. Bound to Explode: Generations of Frustration Boil Over in the Summer of 1967

7. The Worst American City: A Transfer of Power and the Dire 1970's

PART III. Rebirth

8. Sharpe Change: A New Mayor Charts the Meandering Road to Recovery

9. A Renaissance for the Rest of Us: Cory Booker Confronts the Power Structure

10. Stand Up: A New Administration, a New Arena, and Some Age-Old Struggles

Note on Sources

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-324) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07855-0

9786612078552

0-8135-4656-7

OCLC:

318675746