Gravesend: The Home of Coney Island

by Eric J. Ierardi

Book Overview

Brooklyn is an incredible mosaic of the human experience. Within this New York borough's crowded city blocks, there are infinite stories of success and failure, hope and despair, euphoria and suffering. Gravesend, one of Brooklyn's most historic neighborhoods, possesses a rich heritage that is, at once, typical of the American spirit in its ambition and energy, yet is also unique with its colorful pageantry of luxury hotels, pleasure parks, and larger-than-life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738523615
• ISBN13: 9780738523613
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.8"