Kenneth A Scherzer: 1 book
The Unbounded Community
Neighborhood Life and Social Structure in New York City, 1830–1875
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Stick ball, stoop sitting, pickle barrel colloquys: The neighborhood occupies a warm place in our cultural memory—a place that Kenneth A. Scherzer contends may have more to do with ideology and nostalgia than with historical accuracy. In this remarkably detailed analysis of neighborhood life in...
