South Bronx Rising

Jill Jonnes (Author) Jill Jonnes holds an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School and a Ph.D. in American History from Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World; Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels; and Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape.Nilka Martell (Foreword By) Nilka Martell is a parks advocate, writer, and the founder of Loving The Bronx.

• Preface to the Third Edition ixForeword by Nilka Martell xvIntroduction: Do Not Give Way to Evil 31. "It Is a Veritable Paradise," 1639–1900 112. The First Boom, 1900–1922 273. Boss Flynn, 1922 414. "The Bronx Is a Great City," 1923–1929 515. "Hard Hit by the Depression," 1929–1932 656. The New Deal Years, 1933–1939 787. War Fever, 1939–1945 858. The Diaspora after the War, 1946–1953 919. "There Was No Standing Still," 1952–1953 10510. "Moses Thinks He's God," 1954–1959 11711. The New Boss, 1959–1963 12712. "Horse Was the New Thing," 1960 13713. The New "Other Half," 1962–1966 14414. The Pondiac's Last Hurrah, 1961–1967 15315. The Puerto Rican and the Priest, 1962–1967 16416. Mau-mauing the City, 1967 17517. Who Will Be Caudillo?, 1968–1969 18218. "The Whole Place Was Caving In," 1969–1970 19919. Interlude: Sweet Days on Charlotte Street, 1925–1951 20520. Charlotte Street: It Was Not a "Good" Neighborhood, 1951–1961 21921. Charlotte Street: "What a Madhouse It Was," 1961–1968 22522. Charlotte Street: The Fires, 1969–1973 23123. Charlotte Street: The Gangs, 1970–1975 23624. Charlotte Street: The Collapse, 1973–1975 24925. The Grand Concourse, 1965–1969 26826. The Hotel and the Concourse, 1969–1976 28127. Roosevelt Gardens, 1974–1975 28828. The Grass Roots, 1974–1977 30029. The President's Magic Visit, 1977–1978 31130. Disenchantment, 1979–1980 32431. Charlotte Street and National Politics, 1980 33332. "The Next Part of the South Bronx," 1972–1978 34533. "We're Still Here," 1978–1982 36334. White Picket Fences, 1984 37635. "South Bronx Rising," 1985–2002 38936. Still the Poorest Urban CongressionalDistrict in America, 2003–Mid-March 2020 441Covid Afterword 515Acknowledgments for the Third Edition 547Notes 551Bibliography 569Third Edition Bibliography 579Index 581