The Bronx

by Evelyn Gonzalez

Home to the New York Yankees, the Bronx Zoo, and the Grand Concourse, the Bronx was at one time a haven for upwardly mobile second-generation immigrants eager to leave the crowded tenements of Manhattan in pursuit of the American dream. Once hailed as a "wonder borough" of beautiful homes, parks, and universities, the Bronx became--during the 1960s and 1970s--a national symbol of urban deterioration. Thriving neighborhoods that had long been home...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231121156
• ISBN13: 9780231121156
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"