Download or read book The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day written by S. Jenkins and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Bronx from the purchase made by the dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the present day. By Stephen Jenkins — Member of Westchester County Historical Society. Author of "The Greatest Street in the World–Broadway".
Download or read book The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day written by Stephen Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bronx River in History Folklore written by Stephen Paul DeVillo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jonas Bronck to today, discover stories and legends of New York’s Bronx River. The Bronx River flows for twenty-three miles through Westchester County and the heart of the Bronx. It is New York City’s only freshwater river, and it is exceptionally rich in history, folklore and environmental wonder. From Revolutionary War battlefields to native forests and lost villages, its lore and remarkable history are peopled with an array of legendary characters like Aaron Burr and the redoubtable Aunt Sarah Titus. Today, the once-polluted river is revitalized by decades of citizen activism, and it once again plays a unique role in the diverse communities along its length. Stephen DeVillo traces the river’s long and colorful story from the glaciers to the present day, combining human history, local legends and natural history into a detailed portrait of a special part of New York.
Download or read book The Bronx River An Environmental Social History written by Maarten de Kadt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bronx River flows twenty-three miles from its source in Valhalla to its mouth, the East River in the Bronx. This waterway was used for centuries by Native American tribes for drinking, food and transportation, and they called it "Aquehung" a fast stream flowing along a high bluff. After the arrival of Europeans, though, the Bronx River suffered as industry prospered; it powered mills and, unfortunately, became a dumping ground for all kinds of waste. Its appearance and ecosystem were forever changed. Today, community members are again attempting to alter the river, but this time for the better, by helping it recover. Discover the fascinating history of this small waterway and the ways it influenced and was affected by the people around it.
Download or read book The Bronx written by Evelyn Gonzalez and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bronx is a fascinating history of a singular borough, mapping its evolution from a loose cluster of commuter villages to a densely populated home for New York's African American and Hispanic populations. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, and big government were not the only reasons for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960s. Rather, a combination of population shifts, public housing initiatives, economic recession, and urban overdevelopment caused its decline. Yet she also proves that ongoing urbanization and neighborhood fluctuations are the very factors that have allowed the Bronx to undergo one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. The process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future.
Download or read book South Bronx Oak Point Link written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Downstate New York Rock Walks written by C. Russell Dunn and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks: balanced rocks, perched rocks, rock shelters, talus caves, glacial potholes, split rocks, rock profiles, historic rocks, and massive, larger-than-life boulders. Many large glacial erratics have a history going back thousands of years to when they were moved to their present location by advancing glaciers. Many served as points of navigational reference at a time when the landscape was featureless and heavily forested, and still others were ceremonial sites for Native Americans. Rock shelters and talus caves have also been used for thousands of years by Native Americans and Europeans seeking refuge from the elements. It is important that these amazing natural wonders of stone be remembered and recorded before they are lost to collective memory or destroyed by the encroachment of civilization. Providing precise GPS location information along with length and degree of difficulty for each hike, Downstate New York Rock Walks will appeal to casual hikers, serious rock explorers, historians, geologists, and anyone wishing to explore some of nature’s greatest wonders within the reach of the lower Hudson River valley.
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Download or read book Brooklyn Public Library News Bulletin written by Brooklyn Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library written by Brooklyn Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quarterly Bulletin written by Brooklyn Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin 1901 195 written by Brooklyn Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rapid Transit Comes to the Bronx written by Gregory J. Christiano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the merger of New York City and lower Westchester in 1874, there was a heightened interest in extending rapid transit lines across the Harlem River into this new section of the city. The newly acquired land was a mixture of hamlets, towns, villages, and farms on the fringes of urban development. There was great potential for economic growth. But it wasnt until 1882 when the first company was formed to provide transit service to what was to become the Borough of the Bronx. Continuation of elevated lines from Manhattan provided a suitable and adequate method of traveling to and from the city. This stimulated construction plans and many residential and commercial buildings arose dramatically along the routes. Here was material for a thrilling drama! Suddenly, rapid transit transformed dozens of sleepy, rural, unrelated communities into vibrant, cohesive, growing neighborhoods, itching for investment and economic development. Here is a history replete with flashes of genius as well a sordid spirit of greed. There were battles, schemes, and high ambitions, but in the end, great things were achieved. Our present generation can pay tribute to that remote past which gave us the city we know today.
Download or read book New York City and the Development of Trade written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Poetic Resurrection written by Sina A. Nitzsche and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many Americans dismissed the borough of The Bronx in the late 1970s through the belief that »The Bronx is burning,« this study challenges that assumption. As the first explicit study on The Bronx in American popular culture, this book shows how a wide variety of cultural representations engaged in a complex dialogue on its past, present, and future. Sina A. Nitzsche argues that popular culture ushered in the poetic resurrection of The Bronx, an artistic and imaginative rebirth, that preceded, promoted, and facilitated the spatial revival of the borough.
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 2296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dial written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
