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This sweeping popular history is the unflinching story of one of America s most fascinating cities. Brad R. Tuttle's illustrated account is fresh and honest a critical tale that does not shy away from Newark's sometime seedy past. From its abrupt and steady decline following WWII to today's more hopeful future spurned on by a new real estate market and a growing population, How Newark Became Newark follows well-known and long-forgotten characters and significant events embodying the overall rise, fall, and rebirth of New Jersey's biggest city. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Newark Worts and All
I was born and raised in Newark. While I haven't lived there in years my heart will always be with the Brick City. This book is a terrific account of my town from its historical roots to the present. I loved it! A real page turner. Nothing was sugar coated. He wrote in great detail of the graft and corruption that did serious damage to Newark.

If there's a silver lining it's current Mayor Cory Booker. He details his rise to power and the challenges he overcame to be elected. My heart goes out in particular to the school kids of Newark. They deserve a quality education. That's one area that still needs a great deal of attention.

The writer did a magnificent job making Newark's history come alive. Even if you're not from my hometown, this is a message of hope. Newark is coming back and I couldn't be happier!

KC

Sweeping history
This is history told in the style of fine magazine reportage. It's
like watching a parade of eccentric characters in American life, as rich
as a great novel.

Tuttle doesn't engage in "counter-factual historicizing." In other words, he doesn't guess at what might have happened if citizens had done things differently. Yet one of the thrills of his book is that he reveals many of the city's missed chances.

Newark could have dodged several bullets along the way. For example, there was a mistaken willingness by politicians to shrink Newark's tax base by allowing sections to secede. There was also the failure to create public parks, which had (somewhat surprising) side-effects.

While the news Tuttle tells is often sad, his book is more inspiring than not. Recommended.

Rising Star
Brad Tuttle's, How Newark Became Newark The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American City, is mesmerizing from paragraph one. Mr. Tuttle brings an entirely new approach to history writing.His telling of the story of Newark in an enjoyable, delectable way, his obvious serious research, his insights concerning History's importance for today, his refreshingly unbiased, not slanted relating of the facts as a coherent whole have brought University level historical research into the mainstream.I cannot praise enough Mr. Tuttle's mastery over written English and his ability to make dead bones come alive for the average reader like myself.I look foward to reading more from this author who displays rare literary genius and promise of being one the great authors of our "times".
Rev S. NJ

A Must Read for Jerseyans, Newarkers and Urbanites in general
FIVE STARS!My original review accidentally showed four stars and I can't edit stars so I am adding this to say it's FIVE STARS!
This is a book you won't put down after cracking open its spine: a rich, balanced, informative and surprisingly easy read of the history of Newark from its humble beginnings, through its many challenges, to its present and hopeful future.Tuttle brings his strong journalist's background and investigative skills to bear, leaving few, if any, stones unturned in writing this comprehensive story of Newark.
I can't wait to read this new and refreshingly talented author's next book! ... Read more

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The rise to global prominence of African literature, and particularly of the African novel, has been seen by many as a vital development in contemporary world culture. Keith Booker examines are: Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart; Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood ; Ayi Kwei Armah's The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born; Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy; Nadine Gordimer's Burger's Daughter; Alex la Guma's In the Fog of the Seasons' End; Ngugi wa Thiongo's Devil on the Cross and Tsitsi Dangarembga'sNervous Conditions. Booker uses these works to illustrate the scope and variety of the African novel and the aesthetic, cultural and political concerns that have motivated African authors. The text concludes that Americans and Europeans have every reason to study the African novel, and in so doing they will become familiar with one of the most powerful cultural forces in the late-20th-century world.North America: Heinemann ... Read more

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True stories of four African-American leaders whose accomplishments and ideals significantly influenced our history. From the Zenith book series on the heritage of American minority groups whose important roles in building the nation. To guarantee both the authenticity and readability of the material presented, each book is co-authored by a prominent historican and a professional writer. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Prix James Tait Black Memorial, Gold Dagger Award, Prix Bookseller/diagram, Prix Somerset-Maugham, Prix Booker, Prix Hawthornden, Prix Samuel Johnson, Bad Sex in Fiction Award, Prix International Du Livre de Dundee, Prix T.s. Eliot, Prix Orange Pour La Fiction, Prix Orwell, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Prix Costa, Prix John-Llewellyn-Rhys. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Fondé en 1919, le James Tait Black Memorial Prize est l'un des plus importants prix littéraires britanniques. Chaque année, il récompense des auteurs écrivant en langue anglaise et se divise en deux catégories : la fiction et la biographie. Il dépend de l'université d'Édimbourg, en Écosse. Les lauréats reçoivent une somme de 10 000 £. Quatre lauréats du prix Nobel de littérature se sont vu décerner le prix James Tait Black au début de leur carrière : William Golding, Nadine Gordimer, J. M. Coetzee et Doris Lessing. Parmi les lauréats du prix James Tait Black dans les deux catégories, on peut citer D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, John Buchan, Robert Graves, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Aldous Huxley, Quentin Bell, Muriel Spark, Angela Carter, Lawrence Durrell, John le Carré, J. G. Ballard, Margaret Drabble, Salman Rushdie, Antonia Fraser (cinq ans après sa mère, Elizabeth Longford), Martin Amis ou Cormac McCarthy. Enfin, une traduction-adaptation en langue anglaise a reçu le prix dans la catégorie fiction en 1942 : celle du Voyage en Occident (ou Monkey), grand classique de la littérature chinoise, par le sinologue Arthur Waley. ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more