Brooklyn’s Northland

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Contents IX
4. Brooklyn’s Particular Blend 1
5. The Dutch Pioneers 15
6. Yankee Enterprise 30
7. Irish Sons and Daughters 48
8. Yankee Heyday 62
9. Partial Eclipse of the Yankees 76
10. German Builders and Householders 86
11. A Jewish Community Takes Root 100
12. The Irish Take Over 115
13. The Versatile Italians 135
14. Three Centuries of Colored Brooklyn 153
15. The World’s Biggest Jewish Community 174
16. Brooklyn’s Northland 190
17. Eastern Europe Moves In 207
18. The Smaller Groups 222
19. E Pluribus Unum 233
20. Bibliography 249
21. Index 255