Staten Island In The Nineteenth Century From Boomtown To Forgotten Borough
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Staten Island In The Nineteenth Century From Boomtown To Forgotten Borough
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Author : Joseph Borelli
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05
Staten Island In The Nineteenth Century From Boomtown To Forgotten Borough written by Joseph Borelli and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05 with History categories.
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.
The Forgotten Borough
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Author : Kenneth M. Gold
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-04
The Forgotten Borough written by Kenneth M. Gold and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-04 with History categories.
What sets Staten Island apart from the rest of New York City? The island’s identity has in part been defined in opposition to the city, its physical and cultural differences, and the perception of neglect by city government. It has long been whiter, wealthier, less populated, and more politically conservative. And despite many attempts over the years, Staten Island is not connected by the subway to any of the other four boroughs. Kenneth M. Gold argues that the lack of a subway connection has deeply shaped Staten Island’s history and identity. He chronicles decades of recurrent efforts to build a rail link, using this history to explore the borough’s fraught relationship with New York City as a whole. The Forgotten Borough ranges from when Staten Island first contemplated joining the city in the 1890s to the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, highlighting pivotal moments when the construction of a subway appeared possible. The economics and engineering of tunnel construction, the difficulty of uniting Staten Islanders around a single solution, competition from the other boroughs, and resistance from powerful corporations and public authorities all undermined a rapid transit connection. Gold demonstrates that the failure to establish a rail link during this period caused Staten Island to diverge culturally, demographically, and politically from the other four boroughs. Drawing on extensive archival research, The Forgotten Borough shows how transportation infrastructure and politics shed new light on urban history.
Abandoned Nyc
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Author : Will Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Release Date : 2015-02-28
Abandoned Nyc written by Will Ellis and has been published by Schiffer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-28 with Photography categories.
From Manhattan and Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs, Ellis captures the lost and lonely corners of New York. Step inside the New York you never knew, with 200 eerie images of urban decay
Revolutionary Staten Island From Colonial Calamities To Reluctant Rebels
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Author : Joe Borelli
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020
Revolutionary Staten Island From Colonial Calamities To Reluctant Rebels written by Joe Borelli and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
The shores of Staten Island were one of the first places Giovanni da Verrazzano and Henry Hudson landed in North America, and they became a safe harbor for thousands of refugees fleeing religious conflicts in Europe. As Dutch Staaten Eylandt and then English Richmond County, the island played a vital role in colonial development of the continent and the American Revolution. Rebel raids along the kills and inlets kept British forces and local Tories constantly battling for position, while Hessian and British troops occupied the island longer than any other county during the war. Staten Island's strategic location was used to launch counterstrikes against Washington's forces in New Jersey, while Major General John Sullivan led Continental army troops in defeat at the Battle of Staten Island. Author Joe Borelli reveals the colonial history of Richmond County and its role in the fight for American independence.
Haunted History Of Staten Island
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Author : Lynda Lee Macken
language : en
Publisher: Black Cat Press (NJ)
Release Date : 2000
Haunted History Of Staten Island written by Lynda Lee Macken and has been published by Black Cat Press (NJ) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Ghosts categories.
Terror Over Elizabeth New Jersey
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Author : Peter Zablocki
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-22
Terror Over Elizabeth New Jersey written by Peter Zablocki and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-22 with History categories.
With safety protocols in their infancy and the jet engine still in development, early commercial flight above American cities was too often deadly. Between December 1951 and January 1952, three separate plane crashes barreled down onto Elizabeth, New Jersey. Many dozens perished as the crashes destroyed entire city blocks and wreaked havoc throughout various neighborhoods. Frightened residents turned to the nearby Newark Airport for blame as a groundswell of political pushback occurred in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to stop the airport's expansion. President Truman formed an airport safety commission in response that recommended better zoning around airports and runways. Author Peter Zablocki tells the harrowing story of one of the most unique and tragic series of plane crashes in the nation's history.
Cooking From The Italians Of Newark New Jersey An Ethnic Experience
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Author : Barone Callah Elizabeth Barone Callahan
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009
Cooking From The Italians Of Newark New Jersey An Ethnic Experience written by Barone Callah Elizabeth Barone Callahan and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Cooking categories.
Newark, New Jersey was a thriving Italian American community with ties to southern Italy and Sicily, with waves of immigrants coming from 1870 -1950. According to New Jersey census data from 2000 Italian Americans are the largest ethnic group in the state. There are two million citizens in the state that claim Italian descent. Many of these residents have ancestors who lived in Newark's First Ward. The purpose of writing this book is both biographical and cultural and also the need to preserve recipes as a link to the history of a neighborhood that vanished five decades ago. Many recipes have been verbally passed down and the primary focus of the book is to preserve them for future generations. Although, the book is original to a specific geographical area the peasant food described in the recipes has become very popular in upscale Italian restaurants. The food is healthy and delicious. The "old neighborhood" was teaming with specialty shops including grocery stores, cheese shops, bread stores, bakeries, meat markets, a chicken market, and colorful peddlers. There was a pizza parlor that always used linen tablecloths and napkins. Every house had a "stoop" (colloquial name for small front porch) and on every "stoop" was a favorite chair often carried down several flights of stairs and a Nona or Zia would be seated watching over the neighborhood. These immigrants took great pride in their homes and community and knew everyone on the block and provided an informal but effective "neighborhood watch." When they were not sitting on the "stoop" they could be seen sweeping the sidewalks. One ritual that has faded from the experience of Italian Americans is Sunday Dinner with "Sunday Gravy". It was a time when families sat and ate at a leisurely pace with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered in one home. It is hoped that COOKING FROM THE ITALIANS OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AN ETHNIC EXPERIENCE will provide each reader with the collective memories of sitting at the table with family.
Albion S Seed
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Author : David Hackett Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1991-03-14
Albion S Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-03-14 with History categories.
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Two Nickels
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Author : Michael F Deconzo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-20
Two Nickels written by Michael F Deconzo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-20 with categories.
Thirty-year-old Johnny Romano wants to be taken seriously, but the choices he makes-a one-man production of Waiting for Godot, a monumental sneeze in a cold syrup commercial, and a thirty-thousand-dollar gambling debt to Salvatore "Sally Toast" Tosterelli-have sabotaged his acting career. His bad decisions have, more importantly, put his four-and-a-half-year relationship with a woman he truly loves-soap opera star Laura Winters-on the edge of a cliff. Through a botched car theft, Johnny meets Virgil Shepherd, street person and sometime porter for a bar on Hudson Street in Greenwich Village. Scribbling his poems on napkins from Dunkin Donuts, Virgil is convinced that he is the Roman poet who guided Dante through Hell. Johnny is convinced that he is crazy. But as their lives converge, Johnny begins to suspect that the mysterious Virgil may actually have an agenda of his own. Set ten days before Christmas in 1997, Two Nickels follows this very unlikely pair through Manhattan (and a few choice spots on Staten Island) as they head toward the answer to a question that Johnny has done his best to avoid: What does it take for us to forgive ourselves and begin to heal?
The History Of Orange County New York
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-28
The History Of Orange County New York written by Various and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-28 with History categories.
The History of Orange County New York is a work by Russel Headley. It presents the historical happenings of OC while focusing on the development of ideas and institutions and local social and economic conditions.