Westchester

History of an Iconic Suburb

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This history of Westchester County, New York, from the time of European settlement to the present, examines four centuries of development in an iconic region that became the archetypal American suburb.Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, the author uncovers a complex and often surprising narrative of slavery, anti-Semitism, immigration, Jim Crow, silent film stars, suffragettes, gangland violence, political riots, eccentric millionaires, industry and aviation, man-made disasters and assassinations.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-26
Mått178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor255
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476673240

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Uneasy Neighbors: The Lenapes, the Dutch and the Fight for Survival2. Slavery’s Legacy and Westchester at War3. Old Weird America, the Suburban Ideal and the Civil War4. Immigration, Industry and the Great War5. From the Bronx River Parkway to a River of Beer: Car Culture, Ward’s Plan and Prohibition Crime6. American Pursuits: Playland, the Movies and Civil Unrest7. Highs and Lows: Fearless Flyers, the Depression, Career Criminals and Marijuana8. The Segregated Suburbs: Racial Discrimination and the Threat from Political Extremes9. World War II, Prosperity and Paranoia10. Westchester in the Television Age: Bonnie Meadow Road to Desegregation11. The Age of Dissent: The Environmental Movement, Radical Chic and the Moonies12. Triumph and Transformation: Renewed Immigration, the Housing Boom and DeindustrializationChapter NotesBibliographyIndex