Thomas Campanella
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An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to today.
America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades-celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Thomas J. Campanella unearths long-lost threads of the urban past, telling the...
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"Winner of the PROSE Award in Architecture and Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers" "Finalist with Special Recognition for the Brendan Gill Prize, Municipal Art Society of New York" "Finalist for the On the Brinck Book Awards, The University of New Mexico" Thomas J. Campanella is associate professor of urban studies and city planning at Cornell University and historian-in-residence of the New York City Parks Department. His books include...