Historic Photos of Brooklyn by John B. Manbeck

Known in the accomplished as the “City of Churches,” Brooklyn has been an basic allotment of the bolt of the United States’ history. The adventure of this apple reflects both a assorted and accelerating spirit, and a different ability that is the foundation of the borough’s abreast prosperity.

With fact-filled photo captions and affiliate introductions by columnist John B. Manbeck, Historic Photos of Brooklyn rediscovers the alluring accomplished of this city-limits through about 200 attenuate photographs adopted from the Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Public Library—Brooklyn Collection, Kingsborough Historical Society, Library of Congress, and the New York State Archives, showcased with aberrant accuracy and beauty.

From the aperture of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 and the ablution of the USS Maine, to the Brooklyn Dodgers and Coney Island, and abundant more, Brooklyn shines through the decades in august black-and-white photography, displayed in a ample format.

“History tells us as abundant about our approaching as about our past. Before movies, still photographs told us about our roots…Recently, communities accept been awakening adapted with the advice of accomplished annal and photos,” says columnist Manbeck.

Historic Photos of Brooklyn is allotment of Turner Publishing’s Historic Photos series. These books, highlighting the history of the abundant cities above America, accept been acclaimed as a basic in the accumulating of anyone who loves history.

Historic Photos of Brooklyn
By John B. Manbeck
Turner Publishing, $39.95
ISBN 13: 978-1-59652-435-4
www.turnerpublishing.com

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Turner Publishing is an independent, award-winning administrator based in Nashville, Tennessee. Turner produces a ambit of accomplished books in fiction and album categories, including its acclaimed Historic Photos series. Imprints cover Turner, Trade Paper Press, and Iroquois Press.