Gowanus: Brooklyn's Curious Canal

by Joseph Alexiou

Book Overview

The surprising history of the Gowanus Canal and its role in the building of Brooklyn

For more than 150 years, Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool, an industrial dumping ground, and a blemish on the face of the populous borough--as well as one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor. Yet its true origins, man-made character, and importance to the city have been largely forgotten.

Now,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479892947
• ISBN13: 9781479892945
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"