The Rise, Fall And Resurgence Of Brooklyn

Paul Alexander, Washington Post: Books
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 7:00am

“Brooklyn: The Once and Future City” looks at the history of a place Walt Whitman, Spike Lee, Bernie Sanders and Barbra Streisand called home.

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