{"title":"John B. Manbeck","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOHN B. MANBECK is an author, editor, and urban historian who has published or edited nine books on Brooklyn’s history, culture, and people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManbeck served as Brooklyn Borough Historian, appointed by Borough President Howard Golden, from 1993 to 2002. He was named Centennial Historian of the Year in 1999 and appointed chairman of the Mayor’s Department of Records, Research and Information Services Advisory Board in 1997. He contributed to \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclopedia of New York City, 2nd Edition\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclopedia of New York State\u003c\/em\u003e. His degrees are from Bucknell and New York universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Manbeck taught English and Journalism at Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) in Brooklyn for 32 years and founded the Kingsborough Historical Society in 1972. He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution and appeared on the Discovery, A\u0026amp;E, and History channels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn B. Manbeck’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-brooklyn","title":"Historic Photos of Brooklyn","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn, a magical name, both fantasy and enigma. Yet despite its reputation, Brooklyn consists of provincial, suburban neighborhoods, a small town. For over 300 years, Brooklyn suffered growing pains—as other cities did. But throughout, Brooklyn offered hospitality, jobs, and recreation, as the photographs in this volume show. So millions crossed the East River by rowboat, by ferry, by trolley, by bridge, by subway. They worked hard to build a city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn’s image grew and took hold: the sounds of the streets and factories, the heroism, the loyalty, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Brooklyn Dodgers. \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e shows how Brooklyn’s pride has traveled from decade to decade, and with this continuity, how Brooklyn has matured, building farmhouses, frame houses, skyscrapers, classrooms, brownstones, libraries, mom-and-pop stores, department stores, restaurants, theaters, ships, elevated trains, and airplanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday’s residents carry on a tradition started centuries ago, traditions that are highlighted in \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Brooklyn.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1684420113\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684420117\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"John B. 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However, with his strong-willed perseverance and help from his wife, he drove the project through to completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the only bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan at the time, the Brooklyn Bridge carried half a million people daily. The photographs in \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e illustrate not only those traveling the bridge but also the hurdles that over 1,000 American and immigrant workers endured to build this magnificent symbol. Today, admirers from around the world gather on its historical walkway to gaze, admire, and pay homage to the majesty of the Brooklyn Bridge, \"the Eighth Wonder of the Modern World.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1596525258\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781596525252\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"John B. 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