Of Cabbages and Kings County: Agriculture and the Formation of Modern Brooklyn

Of Cabbages and Kings County: Agriculture and the Formation of Modern Brooklyn

Editorial Reviews
The New York Times Book Review, Keith Schneider
...[a] thoughtful and well-written history.... brimming with new insights about Brooklyn's development in the 19th century.

R. Douglas Hurt, Center for Agricultural History and Rural Studies, Iowa State University
"This book is based on superb research. It treats a heretofore unexplored subject in American agricultural history and makes an important contribution to American, agricultural, and New York history." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Of Cabbages and Kings County: Agriculture and the Formation of Modern Brooklyn

Of Cabbages and Kings County: Agriculture and the Formation of Modern Brooklyn,Marc Linder,Lawrence Zacharias,Lawrence S. Zacharias,University of Iowa Press,0877456704,Agriculture,Agriculture - General,City Planning & Urban Development,Economic aspects,History,History - General History,History: American,Land use, Rural,New York,New York (State),New York - Local History,United States - 19th Century,United States - State & Local - General,Urbanization,Use Of Rural Lands

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