{"product_id":"brooklyn-in-the-1920s-von-eric-j-ierardi","title":"Brooklyn in the 1920's","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow home to approximately 2.5 million people, Brooklyn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis one of the five boroughs that make up the City of New \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYork. It was during the 1920s that Brooklyn experienced \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome monumental changes in the early motorized world of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecars, trucks, buses, and trains. In this decade, Brooklyn saw \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe construction of the world's largest promenade, the Coney \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsland Boardwalk, as well as the construction of most of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehomes that still exist in Brooklyn. The 1920s also brought \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn's sewers and paved roads. Slowly but surely, farms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand gardens began to vanish in the name of progress. Brooklyn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecame a refuge for many. It offered the opportunity for \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeaceful living in a growing urban society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the people and places of Brooklyn in a decade of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrowth and prosperity, and travel back to the beginnings of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea diverse community with a rich ethnic heritage. Join Eric \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIerardi in this celebration of a unique American city with a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efascinating past. Brooklyn in the 1920s is sure to appeal to both \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresidents and newcomers and will serve as a valuable tool in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteaching the history of Brooklyn to future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781531660505\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781531660505","offer_id":58572401541445,"sku":"9781531660505","price":27.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/73461_dfeaa3b9-ec34-4464-a808-adb875897f0a.jpg?v=1784088174","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/brooklyn-in-the-1920s-von-eric-j-ierardi","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}