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'Thomas Campanellas Brooklyn is a sheer delight. A cornucopia of mysteries, secrets, meticulous research, and fun facts, it will prove essential reading for anyone with an appetite for New York history.'Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad 'Brooklyn is a terrific piece of work, easily the best book on the history of Brooklyn. The tales are winningly told, the writing is vivid, and the authorial presence engaging. Brooklyn has long been historically underserved, but no longer.'Mike Wallace, author of Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 and coauthor of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 'Brooklyn is brilliantly written and uncovers the anatomy and soul of this gritty and charming place. If you grew up in Brooklyn, you will cherish this book. If you didnt grow up in Brooklyn, you will wish you had.'Mitchell Silver, former president of the American Planning Association'Thomas Campanella provides a superb and comprehensive antidote to the perennial plague of Brooklynmnesia.'Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn'This impressive, fresh, and stimulating book investigates the social, economic, and cultural history of Brooklyn. Its use of images is excellent and a point of true distinction. Brooklyn adds to our understanding of the citys ethnicity, urban development, and planning.'Clifton Hood, author of 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York'An exceptional and detailed history of Brooklyn. From ancient geology to tungsten-filament lamps, Thomas Campanellas insights are virtuosic. Never hoodwinked by nostalgia nor satisfied with conventional explanations, he gives Brooklyn the clear-eyed narrative it deserves.'Mark Chiusano, author of Marine Park: Stories'In this rich book, Thomas Campanella masterfully uncovers and tells fascinating stories and moments from Brooklyns history. Brooklyn is riveting, carefully crafted, and wonderfully written. It will be cited for years to come.'Owen Gutfreund, author of Twentieth-Century Sprawl: Highways and the Reshaping of the American Landscape'A marvelous book that finally does justice to its majestic subject. Nevermore can it be said, as Thomas Wolfe wrote,only the dead know Brooklyn. Thomas Campanella knows Brooklyn, inside and out.'Phillip Lopate, editor of Writing New York'This lucid and thorough history of Brooklyn's origins and progress is just the work we need to understand this sprawling and complex place, long in the shadow of glamorous Manhattan.'Annette Gordon-Reed, author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Read more Thomas J. Campanella is associate professor of urban studies and city planning at Cornell University and historian-in-residence of the New York City Parks Department. His books include Republic of Shade and The Concrete Dragon, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He divides his time between Ithaca and the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn where he grew up. Twitter @builtbrooklyn Read more

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