{"product_id":"the-old-neighborhood-ray-suarez-9780684834023","title":"The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Life in the city, for the millions who lived it, was once something less than the sum of their lifestyle choices: they woke up, they ate, they shoveled coal, loved, hated, prayed, mated, reproduced, died. For most, the home was not a display object but a place to keep the few things they had managed to hold on to from the surpluses produced by their labor. Their material life was made of the things they didn't have to eat, wear, or burn right this minute. A concertina maybe? A family Bible? A hunting rifle?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This life in \"the old neighborhood,\" so lyrically captured by Ray Suarez, was once lived by a huge number of Americans. One in seven of us can directly connect our lineage through just one city, Brooklyn. In 1950, except for Los Angeles, the top ten American cities were all in the Northeast or Midwest, and all had populations over 800,000. Since then, especially since the mid-60s, a way of life has simply vanished. \u003cbr\u003e Ray Suarez, veteran interviewer and host of NPR's \"Talk of the Nation(R),\" is a child of Brooklyn who has long been fascinated with the stories behind the largest of our once-great cities. He has talked to longtime residents, recent arrivals, and recent departures; community organizers, priests, cops, and politicians; and scholars who have studied neighborhoods, demographic trends, and social networks. The result is a rich tapestry of voices and history. \u003ci\u003eThe Old Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e captures a crucial chapter in the experience of postwar America. It is a book not just for first- and second-generation Americans, but for anyone who remembers the prewar cities or wonders how we could have gotten to where we are. It is a book about \"old neighborhoods\" that were once cherished, and are now lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Suarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684834022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684834023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/08\/1999 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1999 pg. 1493\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1999 pg. 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1999 pg. 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/1999 pg. 45","brand":"Ray Suarez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120031232255,"sku":"9780684834023","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dde827fe-5554-4d8a-a42a-ff356fdc84ac.jpg?v=1687412192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-old-neighborhood-ray-suarez-9780684834023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}