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Title: It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s by Myrna Katz Frommer, Harvey Frommer ISBN: 0-15-600237-X Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: November, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (21 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A TREASURE OF A BOOK ON BROOKLYN
Comment: I just finished the book and I enjoyed it so much. Its easy to see why
Brooklyn has been the inspriation for so many novels and movies.

It was so interesting to see how so many different ethnic groups had such
similar stories of growing up. A real shared memory .

Well this book is a treasure and I am so glad to have it.

Rating: 5
Summary: Mosaic of the life and extraordinary times of a borough.
Comment: Satisfies a persistent hunger for details about the inner workings of New York City, shared by the native and outsider alike. Frommer and Frommer have assembled a playful, interestingly arranged, and stimulating collection of extracts from oral histories. Organized topically, the comments span such issues as street life, school life, the not-so-private worlds of Brooklyn apartment dwellers, Coney Island, ethnicity, and assimilation. Over 100 voices include famous entertainers (e.g., Betty Comden, Jerry Stiller, and Marvin Kaplan), obscure teachers and school principals, and ordinary individuals. Asked to reflect on the three decades between World War II and Viet Nam, they offer comments that add up to a mosaic of the life and extraordinary times of a borough.

Rating: 5
Summary: SPECIAL!
Comment: An album, a celebration, and a chronicle of a special place and a special time.

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