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In the Catskills

In the Catskills

In the Catskills
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In the Catskills Hardback - 2002

by Phil Brown (Editor)

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With selections from Isaac Bashevis Singer, Allegra Goodman, Moss Hart, TaniaGrossinger, and many others, this volume is a tribute to the legendary Jewishresort area of the Catskills. 40 halftones. 26 figures.

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Columbia University Press, June 2002. Hardcover. New.
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  • Title In the Catskills
  • Author Phil Brown (Editor)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 367
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.A.
  • Publication date June 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 612000
  • ISBN 9780231123600 / 0231123604
  • Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.76 x 7.2 x 1.23 in (22.25 x 18.29 x 3.12 cm)
  • Reading level 1110
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Jews - New York (State) - Catskill Mountains, Jews - Recreation - New York (State) -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001042319
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.738
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

Through fiction, memoir, music, photography, and art, In the Catskills highlights the Catskills experience over a century and assesses its continuing impact on American music, comedy, food, culture, and religion. It features selections from such fiction writers as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Herman Wouk, Allegra Goodman and Vivian Gornick; and original contributions from historians, sociologists, and scholars of American and Jewish culture that trace the history of the region, the rise of hotels and bungalow colonies, the wonderful flavors of food and entertainment, and distinctive forms of Jewish religion found in the Mountains.

What was life--the work, the play, the food, the romance--like at Catskills Mountains resorts? These very personal recollections capture the special sense of community and real sense of freedom that developed. Far from the welter of the city, Jewish families learned to vacation and enjoy themselves, to savor the social mobility and cultural space the resorts afforded, and to nourish their culinary and comic traditions. From "Bingo by the Bungalow" by Thane Rosenbaum to "Young Workers in the Hotels" by Phil Brown to "Shoot the Shtrudel to Me Yudel" by Henry Foner, this charming anthology captures an era that has had enormous impact on the Jewish experience and American culture as a whole.

"Whenever I speak about the Catskills," observes editor Phil Brown, "I am struck by the strength of people's desire to relive their experiences in the Mountains." If you've visited the Catskills yourself, or heard stories from your parents or grandparents, or are just interested in this extraordinary time and place, pack your bags and prepare to enjoy your stay In the Catskills.

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Ontario and Western Railroad Station in Liberty, 1920s.

About the author

Phil Brown is a professor of sociology and environmental studies at Brown University. He is co-founder and President of the Catskills Institute (a historical preservation society) and author of Catskill Culture: A Mountain Rat's Memories of the Great Jewish Resort Area.

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