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Greenpoint Brooklyn's Forgotten Past
- By: Geoffrey Cobb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Other authors have covered local history, but Geoffrey Cobb's "Greenpoint Brooklyn's Forgotten Past" unearths a wealth of local history never published previously in one volume. The result of extensive research, forgotten events and characters re-emerge to create a lively and entertaining portrait of the neighborhood's colorful past.
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Greenpoint Brooklyn's Forgotten Past
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-21-24
- Language: English
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Discovering Historic Greenpoint Brooklyn on Foot
- By: Geoffrey Cobb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Greenpoint, Brooklyn has recently become one of the most attractive places to live in New York City. Greenpoint however, has a long and fascinating history. One of the first places in America to industrialize, Greenpoint's factories attracted immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Poland, and many other places. Its rich history is characterized by many colorful characters, including famous artists, actors, and even notorious criminals. Discovering Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Foot allows the reader to trace that vibrant history through a series of themed walks that reveal the many aspects of the ...
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Discovering Historic Greenpoint Brooklyn on Foot
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-21-24
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Sugar King
- By: Geoffrey Cobb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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The history of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the rise of the American sugar industry are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate them. The Havemeyer family built the world’s largest sugar refinery that would be renamed Domino, but also constructed a sugar empire that made Henry Havemeyer one of the richest and most powerful men in America. This book chronicles Henry Havemeyer’s ascent and reign as the “Sugar King” of the United States. It is a tale of greed, crime, wealth, power and corruption, but it is also the story of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Rise and Fall of the Sugar ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Sugar King
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-21-24
- Language: English
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The King of Greenpoint Peter McGuinness
- By: Geoffrey Cobb
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Arguably the most colorful politician Brooklyn ever produced, Peter J. McGuinness came to personify working class Greenpoint between the two world wars. His vivacity, wit and outrageous antics have become legendary. The first book ever published about this outrageous personality and the product of exhaustive archival research, King of Greenpoint describes McGuinness unlikely rise from longshoreman and amateur boxer to political domination as the last “ Tammany Hall” style ward boss in New York City history.
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The King of Greenpoint Peter McGuinness
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-21-24
- Language: English
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