{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-protestant-brooklyn-an-american-story-hardback-9781501765513","title":"The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn; An American Story (Hardback) 9781501765513","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn American Story\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStuart M. Blumin (Author), Glenn C. Altschuler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501765513\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 53 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 4 maps - 4 Maps - 53 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlumin and Altschuler's \u003ci\u003eRise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e deftly traces Brooklyn's transformation from a post-Puritan enclave separated conveniently from sinful Manhattan by the East River to a modern swirl of urban ethnicities, races, religions, and classes, perhaps not Queens with parks and trees but not far away. Smoothly written, smartly analyzed, and deeply researched, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e becomes \u003ci\u003eAn American Story\u003c\/i\u003e, as its subtitle promises — a wonderfully satisfying book whose final sentences convey just how powerfully our past can illuminate our troubled present if we let it.\u003c\/p\u003e (Gotham, A Blog for New York City Scholars) \u003cp\u003eWriting of Brooklyn's history with a notable tone of delight and exuberance, Blumin and Altschuler trace the transformation of early 'Breucklelen,' as the Dutch called it, into a suburban 'City of Churches' dominated by New-England style Puritanism and yet again into the ethnically diverse borough of New York City we recognize today.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of Urban History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Herbert H. Lehman Prize from the New York Academy of History.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Stuart M. Blumin and Glenn C. Altschuler detail how nineteenth-century Brooklyn was dominated by Puritan New England Protestants and how their control unraveled with the arrival of diverse groups in the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore becoming a hub of urban diversity, Brooklyn was a charming \"town across the river\" from Manhattan, known for its churches and suburban life. This changed with the city's growth, new secular institutions, and Coney Island's attractions, which clashed with post-Puritan values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite these changes, Yankee-Protestant dominance continued until the influx of Southern and Eastern European immigrants. \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how these new residents built a vibrant ethnic mosaic, laying the foundation for cultural pluralism and embedding it in the American Creed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: America's Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e 1. Brooklyn Village\u003cbr\u003e 2. The City of Brooklyn\"\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the Waterfront\u003cbr\u003e 4. Toward a New Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e 5. Newcomers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transformation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Acceptance, Resistance, Flight\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Brooklyn's America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Three Hills","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607874990360,"sku":"9781501765513","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-protestant-brooklyn-an-american-story-hardback-9781501765513","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}