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Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal / Joseph Alexiou.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alexiou, Joseph, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Waterfronts--New York (State)--New York--History.
- Waterfronts.
- Industrial districts--New York (State)--New York.
- Industrial districts.
- History.
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History.
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).
- Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.)--History.
- Gowanus Canal (New York, N.Y.).
- Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.)--Environmental conditions.
- Gowanus Canal Region (New York, N.Y.).
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Commerce--History.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 pages): illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Brooklyn's curious canal
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Alexiou, Joseph. Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal.
- ISBN:
- 9781479879342
- OCLC:
- 923713985
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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