Between Ocean and City: The Transformation of Rockaway, New York

by Lawrence S. Kaplan and Carol P. Kaplan

Book Overview

Rockaway Beach was once a popular seaside resort in south Queens with a small permanent population. Shortly after World War II, large parts of this narrow peninsula between the ocean and the bay became some of New York City's worst slums. A historian who grew up in the community and his wife, a social worker, together present an illuminating account of this transformation, exploring issues of race, class, and social policy and offering a significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231128487
• ISBN13: 9780231128483
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher