{"product_id":"rural-county-urban-borough-a-history-of-queens-hardcover","title":"Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey A. Kroessler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce wetlands, Queens today is a crowded cityscape of dense urban neighborhoods and suburban sprawl. The largest of New York City's 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, \"the world's borough,\" and how it transformed, in less than one hundred years, from an agricultural hinterland to a vital urban corridor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRural County, Urban Borough \u003c\/i\u003eis a history of place, charting the rapid transformation of the Queens landscape. It identifies what drove the borough's development, from public infrastructure, architecture, and transportation to technological innovation and urban planning. New York historian Jeffrey A. Kroessler takes us inside the backrooms and boardrooms where local powerbrokers shaped the borough's future, chronicling how its relationship with the city has evolved. He also shows the steps Queens residents from all backgrounds took to care for their neighborhoods and build their communities. Richly illustrated, this book underscores why Queens is integral to New York City and the wider world and reveals how, in its evolution, we see the whole arc of American urban history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEFFREY A. KROESSLER (1952-2023) was a professor at the Lloyd Sealy Library of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. His many books include \u003ci\u003eSunnyside Gardens: Planning and Preservation in a Historic Garden Suburb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Year by Year: A Chronology of the Great Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHistoric Preservation in Queens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43152888823871,"sku":"9781978837812","price":39.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/XmC4z6Dsw49781978837812.webp?v=1776941914","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rural-county-urban-borough-a-history-of-queens-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}