Gowanus: Brooklyn's Curious Canal

by Joseph Alexiou

For more than 150 years, Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal has been called a cesspool, an industrial dumping ground, and a blemish on the face of the populous borough—as well as one of the most important waterways in the history of New York harbor. Yet its true origins, man-made character, and importance to the city have been largely forgotten.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, New York, Unfinished

400 pages, Hardcover

First published October 9, 2015