The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History and Guide to a Legendary New York Neighborhood (Updated and Revised)

Joyce Mendelsohn

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Paper, 328 pages, 195 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14761-3
$18.95 / £13.00

September, 2009
Cloth, 328 pages, 195 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14760-6
$65.00 / £45.00

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Tour I: Jewish Roots

Tour II: Immigrant Life

Tour III: Commerce and Culture

Tour IV: Traditions and Trends

Tour V: The Bowery

Selected Bibliography

Index

Related Subjects

• American Studies
• New York City
• Urban History

About the Author

Joyce Mendelsohn is the granddaughter of Jewish immigrants who settled on the Lower East Side. She lectures on the history, culture, and architecture of New York City at the New School for Social Research and conducts walking tours of and lectures about city neighborhoods sponsored by major cultural and educational institutions. In 2010 she received the Mickey Murphy Award from the Historic Districts Council for her longtime commitment to New York City preservation efforts.

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