The History of Brooklyn's Three Major Performing Arts Institutions

by Barbara Parisi and Robert Singer

Brooklyn's cultural life has always been deeply embedded in its educational and social life, a life that has seen many changes through the 19th and 20th centuries. Although it was one of the largest cities in the US before the Civil War, Brooklyn did not have a permanent performance institution, forcing the residents to look to New York City for culture.

This is the first book that investigates the history of Brooklyn's three best-known performing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081083765X
• ISBN13: 9780810837652
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.7"