111 Places in Brooklyn That You Must Not Miss
Travel Guide
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2018
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Auflage
Emons Verlag
978-3-7408-0380-3 (ISBN)
Emons Verlag
978-3-7408-0380-3 (ISBN)
It doesn't take a passport to visit Brooklyn, as some Manhattanites might lead you to believe. Still, Brooklyn can feel a world away. And that's precisely what locals loveabout it. It's independent. Fiercely headstrong about maintaining its individuality. Tolerant of the different, the foreign, the weird. But what outsiders might be surprised to learn is that Brooklyn is less an undifferentiated mass than a collection of neighborhoods, each with its own distinctive character and history. From Bay Ridge, Bed-Stuy and Bergen Beach to Weeksville, Williamsburg and Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn is a patchwork quilt of communities stitched together with mismatched threads from nearly everywhere in the world. Celebrating its in-your-face diversity, but continuallychurning those differences into something fresh and unique, Brooklyn embodies a hip and cool version of the American experiment. E pluribus unum- from many comes one. Here are 111 places to start your explorations.
John Major writes about art and culture, especially events and places in Brooklyn, his home for the last twelve years. He is also writing a memoir about life as a stay-at-home father of three managing a divorce and international relocation, uniquely told through pilgrimages to paintings by the Italian artist, Caravaggio. Originally from southern Ohio, John is a dedicated explorer of cities. Among his favorites are London (which he called home for a dozen years), Barcelona, Rome, and Paris. He is
Erscheinungsdatum | 11.10.2018 |
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Reihe/Serie | 111 Places ... |
Zusatzinfo | contains numerous photos |
Verlagsort | Köln |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 135 x 205 mm |
Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
Schlagworte | 111 Places • boroughs of New York City • City Guide New York City • cultural melting pot • exceptional places • exploring Brooklyn • Long Island • travelling off the beaten paths • USA |
ISBN-10 | 3-7408-0380-0 / 3740803800 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-7408-0380-3 / 9783740803803 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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