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""The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life"" is a collection of essays written by John Kendrick Bangs. The book is a nostalgic look back at life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in urban and suburban areas. The essays cover a wide range... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The book "" The Booming of Acre Hill, and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format... Read Full Overview

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880... Read Full Overview

Acre Hill ten years ago was as void of houses as the primeval forest. Indeed, in many ways it suggested the primeval forest. Then the Acre Hill Land Improvement Company sprang up in a night, and before the bewildered owners of its lovely solitudes and restful glades, who had... Read Full Overview

"The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Stories" from John Kendrick Bangs. American author, editor and satirist (1862-1922).