The Big Onion Guide to Brooklyn - by Seth I Kamil & Eric Wakin (Paperback)

About the Book

Ten fascinating, fact-filled walks invite the reader to take an intimate tour through Brooklyn's historic sites, neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and shops. Beautifully illustrated with over 50 photos and complete with maps and easy-to-follow directions, the text is peppered with informative sidebars and fascinating tales of Brooklyn lore.

Book Synopsis

The Big Onion Guide to Brooklyn is an entertaining and informative walking guide to the historic people and places of Brooklyn. Ten fascinating, fact-filled walks are featured, inviting the reader to take an intimate tour through Brooklyn's important historic sites, neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and shops.
From the iconic brownstones of Brooklyn Heights to the famous piers on Coney Island, this book covers all of Brooklyn's notable terrain, plus many of the not-so-well known treasures of New York's much beloved borough. Beautifully illustrated with over fifty photographs and complete with maps and easy-to-follow directions, all peppered with informative side-bars and fascinating tales of Brooklyn lore.
Over two-and-a-half million New Yorkers call historic and vibrant Brooklyn home and thousands more are drawn to this borough every day. Whether you're new in town or a native New Yorker exploring Brooklyn for the day, this exceptional walking guide to the historic people and places of Brooklyn is essential reading.
The Big Onion Guide to Brooklyn offers you a chance to explore:
Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights: Take a walk through the oldest urban section of Brooklyn with more than 600 Antebellum homes. Coney Island: Frolic in Brooklyn's playground, the great "Sodom by the Sea."Prospect Park: Stroll over intricate bridges, past the boathouse, sculptures and monuments of Brooklyn's emerald jewel.Williamsburg: Explore this ever-changing neighborhood that is Italian, Latino, Hassidic, and Hipster all at once.Park Slope: Discover one of the best loved residential neighborhoods in Brooklyn, the "ninteenth-century suburb on the subway."Green-Wood Cemetery: Learn about famous Brooklynites buried within this historic garden cemetery.

Review Quotes

"A nice mix of the fun and the factual."
-"Block Magazine",

"A wondeful little guide probing many historic neighborhoods and buildings."
-"The Bookwatch",

"Well researched"
-"Library Journal",

Praise for The Big Onion Guide to New York City: "One could scarcely find a more informative and engaging guide than this book. . . It is a delight, deeply knowledgeable, presented with wit and style."
-"New York History",

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"A nice mix of the fun and the factual."
)-("Block Magazine"), ()

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"A wondeful little guide probing many historic neighborhoods and buildings."
)-("The Bookwatch"), ()

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"Well researched"
)-("Library Journal"), ()

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Praise for The Big Onion Guide to New York City: "One could scarcely find a more informative and engaging guide than this book. . . It is a delight, deeply knowledgeable, presented with wit and style."
)-("New York History"), ()

"A nice mix of the fun and the factual."

"Well researched"