Staten Island in the Nineteenth Century : From Boomtown to Forgotten Borough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borelli, Joseph.

Contributor:

Oddo, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)--History--19th Century.

Staten Island (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

Emerging from the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new nation, Staten Island was poised to enter the nineteenth century ripe for growth and prosperity. Fueled by waves of immigration, Richmond County became a boomtown of industry and transportation. Piloting his first ferry with just two small masts and eighteen-cent fares, Cornelius Vanderbilt built a transit empire from his native shores of Staten Island. When the Civil War erupted, Richmond played a key role in housing and training Union troops as 125 naval guns protected New York Harbor at the Narrows. At the close of the century, Staten Island was swept up in the politics of consolidation, with 84 percent of locals voting to join Greater New York, yet the promised benefits of a new mega-city never materialized. Author Joe Borelli charts the trials and triumphs of Staten Island in the nineteenth century.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword, by Borough President James Oddo

Introduction

1. Richmond Republic

2. "Richmond Co. Arouse!"

3. Island Oasis

4. A County Waxes and Wanes

5. The Politics of Greater New York

Epilogue

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Borelli, Joseph Staten Island in the Nineteenth Century

ISBN:

9781439674918

1439674914

OCLC:

1345591848