Name: Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries (en Inglés)
SKU: 56517460
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Author: Ferri, Jessica
ISBN: 9781493047345

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Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Jessica Ferri

Editorial

Globe Pequot Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

240

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.3x14x1.8 cm

Peso

0.39 kg.

ISBN13

9781493047345

Categorías

Ee. uu. region del nordeste: estados del atlántico medio
Historia de américa
Historia local
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Silent Cities New York: Hidden Histories of the Region's Cemeteries (en Inglés)

Jessica Ferri (Autor) · Globe Pequot Press · Tapa Blanda

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New Yorkers have always been pressed for space in life and in death. Central Park is synonymous with New York City. But without Green-Wood Cemetery, located in South Brooklyn, Central Park would have never existed. Founded in 1838, Green-Wood became the city's most popular tourist attraction. The cemetery was so popular that urban planners challenged architects to come up with plans for a separate green-space for Manhattan. Hence, both Central Park, founded in 1857, and Brooklyn's Prospect Park, in 1867, were born. Green-Wood presented not only a place to bury the dead but a meditative haven away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Other cemeteries followed in the park style, including Sleepy Hollow and Woodlawn. New York's changing cultural landscape made Ferncliff Cemetery one of the most coveted places to spend eternity, with the rising popularity of Westchester County and suburban living. New Yorkers even secured a place for the four-legged members of the family with Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, now the largest and oldest pet cemetery in the United States. From the movers and shakers of New York society, to corrupt political bosses and mafiosi, Jazz legends, and a Brooklyn native son who returned to Green-Wood as one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, the stories of the permanent residents of these cemeteries are just as diverse and vibrant as the city itself. To travel through the cemeteries of New York is to travel through the hidden history of what some consider to be the greatest city in the world.