Rural County Urban Borough A History of Queens by Jeffrey A. Kroessler HARDBACK

Rutgers University Press

Once wetlands, Queens today is a crowded cityscape of dense urban neighborhoods and suburban sprawl. The largest of New York City\u2019s five boroughs by area, it has a larger population than every American city except Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City itself. It possesses the most culturally, ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse population in the United States and possibly the world. This is the story of Queens, \u201Cthe world\u2019s borough,\u201D and how it transformed, in less than one hundred years, from an agricultural hinterland to a vital urban corridor.\nRural County, Urban Borough is a history of place, charting the rapid transformation of the Queens landscape. It identifies what drove the borough\u2019s development, from public infrastructure, architecture, and transportation to\n\nRural County, Urban Borough\nA History of Queens\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services;