Often overlooked by tourists and locals alike, the Bronx - one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York - is rich in cultural and historical attractions. Author and historian of the Bronx Lloyd Ultan and educator Shelley Olson have teamed up to create a handy guidebook with detailed maps that will provide all the information prospective visitors need for planning their adventures to famous and little-known sites.
Often overlooked by tourists and locals alike, the Bronx - one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York - is rich in cultural and historical attractions. Author and historian of the Bronx Lloyd Ultan and educator Shelley Olson have teamed up to create a handy guidebook with detailed maps that will provide all the information prospective visitors need for planning their adventures to famous and little-known sites.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LLOYD ULTAN holds the appointed government position of Bronx Borough Historian. He is a professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and the author of over 1,000 articles about the Bronx and ten books including The Northern Borough: A History of the Bronx, and The Birth of the Bronx, 1609–1900. SHELLEY OLSON taught at the University of Houston, the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching, and Wake Forest before relocating to New York City, which inspired her to write this book.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Maps Acknowledgements Why Visit The Bronx?
Part I. Attractions
The New York Botanical Garden The Bronx Zoo Yankee Stadium Wave Hill and the Mansions of Riverdale Van Cortlandt Park and the Van Cortlandt House The Bronx County Building: The Art of Democracy The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Poverty and Poetry Woodlawn Cemetery: Beauty for Eternity The Valentine-Varian House: A Legacy of the Revolution Pelham Bay Park: The Riviera of New York City The Hall of Fame for Great Americans The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Part II. Walking Tours
City Island: New England in The Bronx Belmont: New York’s Real Little Italy The Grand Concourse Historic District: Art Deco Delights Valentine to Poe: A Tour of Cultural Discovery In the Footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe Marvelous Mott Haven Museums in The Bronx Art Galleries in The Bronx Professional Musical and Theatrical Performance Venues Tours and Events Where to Stay
List of Maps Acknowledgements Why Visit The Bronx?
Part I. Attractions
The New York Botanical Garden The Bronx Zoo Yankee Stadium Wave Hill and the Mansions of Riverdale Van Cortlandt Park and the Van Cortlandt House The Bronx County Building: The Art of Democracy The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage: Poverty and Poetry Woodlawn Cemetery: Beauty for Eternity The Valentine-Varian House: A Legacy of the Revolution Pelham Bay Park: The Riviera of New York City The Hall of Fame for Great Americans The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Part II. Walking Tours
City Island: New England in The Bronx Belmont: New York’s Real Little Italy The Grand Concourse Historic District: Art Deco Delights Valentine to Poe: A Tour of Cultural Discovery In the Footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe Marvelous Mott Haven Museums in The Bronx Art Galleries in The Bronx Professional Musical and Theatrical Performance Venues Tours and Events Where to Stay
Index
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