It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
Author:   Myrna Katz Frommer ,  Harvey Frommer
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438427508


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   05 March 2009
Format:   Paperback
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It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s


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In this title, over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

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Author:   Myrna Katz Frommer ,  Harvey Frommer
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.671kg
ISBN:  

9781438427508


ISBN 10:   1438427506
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   05 March 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction The Voices 2009 Introduction Prologue: A Future to Behold Part I. When we were a couple of Kids 1. The Streets were our Sanctuary 2. School Days 3. Look, Ma,I'm Dancing 4. One Big Happy Family Part II. Living Together 5. Every Customer was a Half-Hour 6. Everybody Knew Everybody Else's Business 7. From Sweltering Stoop to Shimmering Shore 8. Coney Island 9. One Nation-Under God 10. America's All Part III. The Days of Our Glory 11. WhatHigh School did you go to? 12. Hanging Out and Making It Epilogue: That World is Gone P.S. Acknowledgments Picture Credits Index

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