The Brooklyn Navy Yard - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Brooklyn Navy Yard write by Thomas F. Berner. This book was released on 1999-11-15. The Brooklyn Navy Yard available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Brooklyn Navy Yard details the beginnings and history of this significant military site. Not much larger than a few city blocks (219 acres, plus 72 acres of water), the Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of the most historically significant sites in America. It was one of the U.S. Navy's major shipbuilding and repair yards from 1801 to 1966. It produced more than 80 warships and hundreds of smaller vessels. At its height during World War II, it worked around the clock, employing some 70,000 people. The yard built the Monitor, the world's first modern warship; the Maine, whose destruction set off the Spanish-American War; the Arizona, whose sinking launched America into World War II; and the Missouri, on whose deck World War II ended. On June 25, 1966, the flag at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was lowered for the last time and the 165-year-old institution ceased to exist. Sold to the City of New York for $22.4 million, the yard became a site for storage of vehicles, some light industry, and a modest amount of civilian ship repair.
When Brooklyn Was Queer
When Brooklyn Was Queer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook When Brooklyn Was Queer write by Hugh Ryan. This book was released on 2019-03-05. When Brooklyn Was Queer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day. ***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection*** ***NAMED ONE OF THE BEST LGBTQ BOOKS OF 2019 by Harper's Bazaar*** "A romantic, exquisite history of gay culture." —Kirkus Reviews, starred “[A] boisterous, motley new history...entertaining and insightful.” —The New York Times Book Review Hugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or exhibition has ever told this sweeping story. Not only has Brooklyn always lived in the shadow of queer Manhattan neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Harlem, but there has also been a systematic erasure of its queer history—a great forgetting. Ryan is here to unearth that history for the first time. In intimate, evocative, moving prose he discusses in new light the fundamental questions of what history is, who tells it, and how we can only make sense of ourselves through its retelling; and shows how the formation of the Brooklyn we know today is inextricably linked to the stories of the incredible people who created its diverse neighborhoods and cultures. Through them, When Brooklyn Was Queer brings Brooklyn’s queer past to life, and claims its place as a modern classic.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Brooklyn Navy Yard - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Brooklyn Navy Yard write by Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. This book was released on 2011. The Brooklyn Navy Yard available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Abandoned NYC
Abandoned NYC - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Abandoned NYC write by Will Ellis. This book was released on 2015-02-28. Abandoned NYC available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Manhattan and Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs, Ellis captures the lost and lonely corners of New York. Step inside the New York you never knew, with 200 eerie images of urban decay
The Farm on the Roof
The Farm on the Roof - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Farm on the Roof write by Anastasia Cole Plakias. This book was released on 2016-04-05. The Farm on the Roof available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The founders of Brooklyn Grange, the world’s largest green rooftop farm, share their inspirational story of changing the world through entrepreneurship. In their effort to build the world’s first and largest commercial green rooftop farm, the founders of Brooklyn Grange learned a lot about building and sustaining a business while never losing sight of their mission—to serve their community by providing delicious organic food and changing the way people think about what they eat. But their story is about more than just farming. It serves as an inspirational and instructional guide for anyone looking to start a business that is successful while making a positive impact. In The Farm on the Roof, the team behind Brooklyn Grange tell the complete story of how their “farmily” made their dream a reality. Along the way, they share valuable lessons about finding the right partners, seeking funding, expanding, and identifying potential sources of revenue without compromising your core values—lessons any socially conscious entrepreneur can apply toward his or her own venture. Filled with colorful anecdotes about the ups and downs of farming in the middle of New York City, this story is not just about rooftop farming; it’s about utilizing whatever resources you have to turn your backyard idea into a sky-high success.
