{"product_id":"paradise-bronx-the-life-and-times-of-new-yorks-greatest-borough-9780374280567","title":"Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough by Frazier, Ian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier's magnum opus: a love song to New York City's most heterogeneous and alive borough. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the past fifteen years, Ian Frazier has been walking the Bronx. \u003ci\u003eParadise Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the amazingly rich and tumultuous history of this amazingly various piece of our greatest city. From Jonas Bronck, who bought land from the local Native Americans, to the formerly gang-wracked South Bronx that gave birth to hip-hop, Frazier's loving exploration is a moving tour de force about the polyglot culture that is America today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Revolution, when the Bronx was unclaimed territory known as the Neutral Ground, some of the war's decisive battles were fought here by George Washington's troops. Gouverneur Morris, one of the most colorful Founding Fathers, owned a huge swath of the Bronx, where he lived when he was not in Paris during the French Revolution or helping write the US Constitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrazier shows us how the coming of the railroads and the subways drove the settling of the Bronx by various waves of immigration-- Irish, Italian, Jewish (think the Grand Concourse), African American, Caribbean, Puerto Rican (J.Lo is one of the borough's most famous citizens). The romance of the Yankees, the disaster of the Cross Bronx Expressway, the invention of rap and hip-hop, the resurgence of community as the borough's communities learn mutual aid--all are investigated, recounted, and celebrated in Frazier's inimitable voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book like no other about a quintessential American city and the resilience and beauty of its citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Frazier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374280567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e's books, all published by FSG, include \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Travels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDating Your Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other classic works of nonfiction and humor. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45022372855961,"sku":"9780374280567","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_afb659d2-7362-4178-99df-52cb3d48f655.jpg?v=1734652923","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/paradise-bronx-the-life-and-times-of-new-yorks-greatest-borough-9780374280567","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}