Anmerkungen:
In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Beschreibung:
Drawing heavily on the reminiscences of the Brownsville boys themselves, and skillfully integrating these with material from newspapers, books, and commentary of the time, Sorin creates an original and compelling picture of the communal and individual vitality that allowed an unusual and heartening social achievement
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- CHAPTER 1. Brooklyn's "Lower East Side": Brownsville Before the Boys Club -- CHAPTER 2. Founders, Framers, and the Formative Years: The Club Is Born -- CHAPTER 3. Corner Kids and Cultural Cornerstones: The Brownsville Boys in Context -- CHAPTER 4. Soldiers, Storefronts, and Social Change: The Club Carries On -- CHAPTER 5. Politicians, Professionals, and Philanthropists: Sell-Out or Trade-Off? -- CHAPTER 6. Fright, Flight, and Failure: Brownsville After the Boys Club -- CHAPTER 7. Livelihoods, Longings, and Legacies: Brownsville Boys Now -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- Notes -- Glossary -- Note on Sources and Methodology -- Index