A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)By Stephen M. Ostrander
Length13h 33m
About this audiobook
Stephen M. Ostrander's A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County is a substantial civic history tracing the region from Dutch and English colonial settlement through its transformation into a modern nineteenth-century metropolis. Attentive to geography, institutions, churches, courts, commerce, war, and municipal consolidation, the book combines narrative history with the documentary habits of antiquarian scholarship. Its style is formal, measured, and densely factual, characteristic of late Victorian local histories that sought to preserve communal memory amid rapid urban change. Ostrander wrote as a Brooklyn insider: a lawyer, jurist, and historically minded citizen deeply connected to Kings County's public life and records. His professional familiarity with civic institutions and legal development helps explain the book's emphasis on charters, boundaries, governance, and the gradual formation of urban identity. He approached Brooklyn not merely as a place of residence, but as a historically layered community deserving serious scholarly record. This work is recommended to readers interested in New York history, urban development, genealogy, and the cultural formation of Brooklyn before its absorption into Greater New York. Though shaped by the assumptions of its era, it remains a valuable and learned account for anyone seeking to understand Brooklyn's institutional roots and civic self-conception.
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Volume 1
3PREFACE
4STEPHEN M. OSTRANDER
5CHAPTER I THE REGION OF BROOKLYN AT THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY
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6CHAPTER II DISCOVERY AND FIRST SETTLEMENTS
7CHAPTER III THE INDIANS AND THE EARLY SETTLERS
8CHAPTER IV THE BEGINNINGS OF BREUCKELEN 1643–1647
9CHAPTER V DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE UNDER THE DUTCH 1647–1664
10CHAPTER VI KINGS COUNTY AFTER THE ENGLISH CONQUEST 1665–1700
11CHAPTER VII BROOKLYN BEFORE THE REVOLUTION 1701–1775
12CHAPTER VIII KINGS COUNTY DURING THE REVOLUTION 1775–1783
13Volume 2
14CHAPTER IX BROOKLYN AFTER THE REVOLUTION 1784–1810
15CHAPTER X BROOKLYN VILLAGE 1811–1833
16CHAPTER XI THE CITY OF BROOKLYN 1834–1860
17CHAPTER XII THE PERIOD OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861–1865
18CHAPTER XIII BROOKLYN AFTER THE WAR 1866–1876
19CHAPTER XIV THE MODERN CITY 1877–1890
20APPENDIX
21Memorable Quotes
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