The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn: An American Story - Softcover

Blumin, Stuart M.; Altschuler, Glenn C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501781367 ISBN 13: 9781501781360

Publisher: Three Hills, 2025

Synopsis

Winner of the Herbert H. Lehman Prize from the New York Academy of History. In The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn, Stuart M. Blumin and Glenn C. Altschuler detail how nineteenth-century Brooklyn was dominated by Puritan New England Protestants and how their control unraveled with the arrival of diverse groups in the twentieth century. Before becoming a hub of urban diversity, Brooklyn was a charming "town across the river" from Manhattan, known for its churches and suburban life. This changed with the city's growth, new secular institutions, and Coney Island's attractions, which clashed with post-Puritan values. Despite these changes, Yankee-Protestant dominance continued until the influx of Southern and Eastern European immigrants. The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn explores how these new residents built a vibrant ethnic mosaic, laying the foundation for cultural pluralism and embedding it in the American Creed.

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About the Author

Stuart M. Blumin is Emeritus Professor of American history at Cornell University. He is the author or coauthor of several books including The Emergence of the Middle Class, Rude Republic, and The G.I. Bill.
Glenn C. Altschuler is Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University. He is the author or coauthor of twelve books, including Rude Republic, The G.I. Bill, and Cornell: A History, 1940–2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: Three Hills
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501781367
• ISBN 13: 9781501781360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296