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Book Synopsis Brooklyn's Sportsmen's Row by : Lucas G. Rubin
Download or read book Brooklyn's Sportsmen's Row written by Lucas G. Rubin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of scandals, social class, and a city block where big names in horse racing—among other prominent people—lived: “Well researched . . . a fascinating read.” —Brooklyn Daily Eagle In an era when horse racing reigned supreme and Brooklyn was at its very center, a remarkable collection of turf legends came to reside along one small stretch of northern Eighth Avenue in the exclusive neighborhood of Park Slope. Here, along Sportsmen’s Row, the lives of the sportsmen and those of their neighbors—men of prominence and distinction in theater, law, industry, and politics—came together in surprising and unexpected ways. Though the public saw a block dominated by the celebrities of the age, behind the closed doors of Sportsmen’s Row a more subtle narrative played itself out: of infidelity, gambling, excess and, regardless of fame, a world strictly ordered and preordained by social class. This history offers a compelling portrait of this colorful corner of Gilded Age Brooklyn. Includes photos
Book Synopsis Brooklyn's Sportsmen's Row by : Lucas Rubin
Download or read book Brooklyn's Sportsmen's Row written by Lucas Rubin and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era when horse racing reigned supreme and Brooklyn was at its very center, a remarkable collection of turf legends came to reside along one small stretch of northern Eighth Avenue in the exclusive neighborhood of Park Slope. Here, along Sportsmen's Row, the lives of the sportsmen and those of their neighbors--men of prominence and distinction in theater, law, industry and politics--came together in surprising and unexpected ways. Though the public saw a block dominated by the celebrities of the age, behind the closed doors of Sportsmen's Row a more subtle narrative played itself out: of infidelity, gambling, excess and--fame aside--a world strictly ordered and preordained by social class.
Book Synopsis The Butcher Boys: Part Two - The Breaking of the Brooklyn Stable by : Amanda Barnes
Download or read book The Butcher Boys: Part Two - The Breaking of the Brooklyn Stable written by Amanda Barnes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meteoric rise of the Brooklyn Stable continues unassailed. With such racing ?cracks? as Miss Woodford, Tremont, Hanover, Hindo, Dew Drop, and Kinsgton, the stable dominates Eastern racing in the late 1880s. However, behind the scenes there are personal struggles - family tragedy, scandal, and the beginnings of gambling addiction. Part Two takes the story through to the end of the Dwyer Brothers partnership.
Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn by : Stuart M. Blumin
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn written by Stuart M. Blumin and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Herbert H. Lehman Prize by the New York Academy of History. In The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn, Stuart M. Blumin and Glenn C. Altschuler detail how nineteenth-century Brooklyn was dominated by Puritan New England Protestants and how their control unraveled with the arrival of diverse groups in the twentieth century. Before becoming a hub of urban diversity, Brooklyn was a charming "town across the river" from Manhattan, known for its churches and suburban life. This changed with the city's growth, new secular institutions, and Coney Island's attractions, which clashed with post-Puritan values. Despite these changes, Yankee-Protestant dominance continued until the influx of Southern and Eastern European immigrants. The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn explores how these new residents built a vibrant ethnic mosaic, laying the foundation for cultural pluralism and embedding it in the American Creed.
Download or read book Justice for Sale written by Gary Stein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin T. Manton was a corrupt federal appeals court judge in New York who was convicted in 1939 and sent to prison. At the time, this was a hugely important story: Manton was considered the highest-ranking judge in the United States after the nine Justices of the Supreme Court, and was nearly appointed to that august body in 1922. Yet his story has never been told in book-length form before, and never with the benefit of such exhaustive research. More than just a biography, Justice for Sale examines Manton’s misconduct in the context of the culture of corruption and organized crime that permeated New York City in the first part of the twentieth century. Dozens of others—prominent business executives, leading Wall Street lawyers, accountants, bankers, fixers, con men, another federal judge—participated in Manton’s crimes. The book profiles these unscrupulous and often colorful characters as well. It wasn’t until Manhattan D.A. and future presidential candidate Thomas Dewey’s successful pursuit of Manton, a federal grand jury investigation, and a sensational prosecution and trial in federal court that shocked the nation that Manton and his corrupt schemes were finally brought down.
Book Synopsis Index to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle by :
Download or read book Index to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Notorious John Morrissey by : James C. Nicholson
Download or read book The Notorious John Morrissey written by James C. Nicholson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prolific gambler, John Morrissey was—if nothing else—an unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing. As a young man, he worked as a political heavy in New York before going to San Francisco in search of fortune at the height of the Gold Rush. After returning to the east coast, he was hired by Tammany Hall and was soon locked in a deadly rivalry with William Poole, better known as "Bill the Butcher." As time went on, Morrissey parlayed his youthful exploits into a remarkably successful career as a businessman and politician. After establishing a gambling house in Saratoga Springs, the hardnosed entrepreneur organized the first Thoroughbred race meet at what would become Saratoga Race Course in 1863. Morrissey went on to be elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms in the New York State Senate. In this book, James C. Nicholson explores the improbable life of the man who brought Thoroughbred racing back to prominence in the United States. Though few of his contemporaries did more to develop the commercialization of sports in America, Morrissey's colorful background has prevented him from getting the attention he deserves. This entertaining and long-overdue biography finally does justice to his astounding rags-to-riches story while exploring an intriguing chapter in the history of horse racing.
Book Synopsis The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book by : Frederick Eugene Pond
Download or read book The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book written by Frederick Eugene Pond and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brooklyn Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide by : Charles Hallock
Download or read book The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide written by Charles Hallock and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sportsman's Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Johnny Podres written by Bob Bennett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series four times in eight years during the l940s and early `50s. In a 10-year span, the Brooklyn ?Bums? managed to lose in their last game of the season seven times, including five years in a row. Their fans in Brooklyn remained faithful, but miserable.The Dodgers had fielded magnificent position players, the storied ?Boys of Summer.' But pitching is the name of the game and dozens of famous Dodgers hurlers failed in the fall. In October of 1955, however, in front of thousands of Yankee fans right in their own stadium, a left-handed pitcher peeled away layers of post-season pain. Johnny Podres shattered the myth of Yankee invincibility. His was the ultimate triumphof clutch over choke. He shot down the Bronx Bombers.Johnny Podres gave Brooklyn its one and only World Series victory. He killed the Yankees.
Book Synopsis The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book by : Charles Pierre Goldey
Download or read book The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book written by Charles Pierre Goldey and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including chapters on current topics, sketches of sportsmen, shooting rules, summary of game laws, best sporting records game and fishing resorts, clubs devoted to outdoor sports, dog breeders, sportsmen's books and journals, manufacturers of and dealers in sporting goods, etc.
Book Synopsis Guide to the Current Periodicals and Serials of the United States and Canada by :
Download or read book Guide to the Current Periodicals and Serials of the United States and Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Current Periodicals and Serials of the United States and Canada, 1909 by : Charles Harper Walsh
Download or read book A Guide to the Current Periodicals and Serials of the United States and Canada, 1909 written by Charles Harper Walsh and published by Ann Arbor, Mich. : G. Wahr. This book was released on 1908 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hardware written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
