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Brooklyn
a state of mind
By Robbins, Michael & Palitz, Wendy
- ISBN
- 978-0-76111-635-6
- Publisher
- New York : Workman Pub., c2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2002
"I sing of Brooklyn, the fruited plain, cradle of genius, and stand up comedy, awash in history, relics of Indian mounds, Dutch farms, Revolutionary War battles, breweries and baseball." Thus begins an ode to a community that today would constitute the fourth-largest city in the nation had it not merged with New York City in 1898. Through 125 essays (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
