Green-Wood Cemetery: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
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ISBN-13: 9780738556505
ISBN-10: 0738556505
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 167 x 234 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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ISBN-10: 0738556505
Pagini: 128
Dimensiuni: 167 x 234 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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For generations, Green-Wood Cemetery has played an integral part in New York City's cultural history, serving as a gathering place and a cultural repository. Situated in the historic borough of Brooklyn, the thousands of graves and mausoleums within the cemetery's 478 acres are tangible links and reminders to key events and people who made New York City and America what it is today. The monuments read like a who's who of American greatness and include the names of Leonard Bernstein, F. A. O. Schwarz, Charles L. Tiffany, Samuel Morse, and DeWitt Clinton, among others. A national historic landmark since 2006, Green-Wood is considered one of the preeminent cemeteries in the country and is a living display of the evolving funeral traditions of the city and America as a whole. The cemetery was and remains one of the city's largest open green spaces and a century ago was a social venue for picnics, outings, and political events. Through vintage photographs, Green-Wood Cemetery chronicles the cemetery's rich history and documents how its tradition as a park and a popular tourist attraction continues, drawing 300,000 visitors annually.
Recenzii
Title: Queens Writer Celebrates Cemetery Culture
Author: Lisa Fogarty
Publisher: Queens Tribune
Date: 2/5/2009
Most of the protagonists in Alexandra Kathryn Moscaas latest book are wealthy. Some are artistic geniuses who founded newspapers and conducted legendary scores. And, of course, there is a healthy sprinkling of suicidal poets, murderers and mobsters in the mix.
Despite their idiosyncrasies, the characters in aGreen-Wood Cemeterya share one thing in common: they have all been buried in what is considered the grandest final resting place in all of New York City.
The roster at Green-Wood Cemetery, a 478-acre burial ground and national landmark located in Brooklyn, reads like a Whoas Who of New Yorkas most influential personalities. In this photographic tribute, Mosca, a lifelong Queens resident and local funeral director, captures the historical stories and anecdotes of past residents including F.A.O. Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, New York Times founder Henry Jarvis Raymond and Charles L. Tiffany, the patriarch behind Tiffany &Co.
aResearching the book was the best part. I knew there were a lot of famous people buried there but I had no idea how many, a Mosca said.
In addition to illuminating the lives and deaths of many famous Americans, the book explores Green-Wood Cemeteryas effort to identify and properly memorialize Civil War veterans who previously lay in unidentified graves. It also features a section devoted to the cemeteryas architecture and landscape.
As part of her research, Mosca relied heavily on the Green-Wood Cemetery Archives, Library of Congress and Brooklyn Historical Society. She spent several hours exploringthe cemetery by foot, searching for monuments to photograph or interesting inscriptions to include within her text.
aIt was incredible. Readers would expect to see a lot of famous people in the book, and theyare there, but I also decided to include some common people as well a people with fascinating stories, a she said.
Growing up, Mosca always wanted to be a writer. In college she majored in English and took on a side job at a funeral home in Bayside. Rather than simply augment her income, her part-time job proved formative. Where some find tragedy, Mosca found meaning in funeral work.
aWhen you deal with death on a daily basis, itas very profound, a she said. aPeople are coming to you at the worst time in their lives and you do what you can to help lessen their pain. You realize how fortunate you are and how every day is very precious.a
In her 20s, Moscaas convivial outlook on life helped open the doors to many unique opportunities. She became a funeral director at a time when, for a young woman, the career choice was still an unorthodox one. At the same time, she carved a niche in the writing world as a contributor to trade publications aAmerican Cemeterya and aAmerican Funeral Directora magazines. She even posed for Playboy, selected for both her natural beauty and anomalous professional accomplishments.
aMy feeling was aWho knows whatas going to happen in life?a I was a portrait model so I jumped at the opportunity to pose for Playboy, a she said. aIt seemed like at the end of life people regret the things they didnat do. I didnat want to have regrets.a
Mosca is currently working on a murder-mystery novel about a female funeral directorinvolved in the solving of a crime. She began writing the book even before she got the idea to pitch aGreen-Wood Cemeterya to Arcadia Publishing. Coincidentally, many of the scenes in her book actually take place at Green-Wood.
aCemeteries are like outdoor history museums, a she said. aPeople should take advantage of them because you can really rediscover the history of this great city.a
aGreen-Wood Cemeterya can be purchased on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and at Green-Wood Cemetery. To learn more about Mosca, visit www.alexandramosca.com.
Title: Author peeks into past with book about cemetery
Author: Andrea Boyarsky
Publisher: Staten Island Advance
Date: 1/11/2009
There are many ways to learn about history. You could read a textbook, visit a museum or chat with an old-timer. Or, perhaps, you could visit a cemetery.
The latter would be Alexandra Kathryn Mosca's suggestion. In her new book, "Green-Wood Cemetery," part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series, the writer and funeral director delves into the history and famous names buried in the Brooklyn cemetery.
The cemetery also is the resting place of many Staten Islanders and their family members, some of whom made the move over the bridge from Brooklyn.
"What I hope is that it reacquaints people with the history of the city and with America," said Ms. Mosca, a Sea Cliff, L.I., resident who directs a funeral home in Queens. "The people [buried there] are so compelling and interesting, they have given so much to society."
The famous names buried within the 478-acre cemetery established in 1838 include former Gov. DeWitt Clinton; William Magear "Boss" Tweed, a corrupt New York state senator who died in jail; George Tilyou, founder of Coney Island's Steeplechase Park, and Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum, a Civil War veteran who represented New York in the House of Representatives.
There also are titans of industries buried within: William Colgate, who started what is now Colgate-Palmolive; Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways; Frederick August Otto Schwarz, founder of toy store FAO Schwarz; German chemist Charles Pfizer, who started the pharmaceutical company, and Henry Steinway, the piano maker.
"Ilove history and I think many people do and it's a fun way to learn about it," Ms. Mosca said of the cemetery.
The book, which features numerous historical photos, was published in September and took Ms. Mosca about nine months to complete. During that time, she made countless visits to Green-Wood and did much research. "Once I got through reading about it, the subject matter was so compelling, I just kept reading," she said.
This is Ms. Mosca's second book. Her first, "Grave Undertakings" (New Horizon Press), chronicles her career as a woman in the funeral industry. She is currently working on her next untitled book, a fiction piece about a reluctant funeral director who finds herself involved in a murder mystery. There's scene set at Green-Wood and the murder victim is from Staten Island.
She also contributes to American Cemetery and American Funeral Director magazines and has written articles on funerals of the famous, including Margaret Mitchell, Eva Peron, Marilyn Monroe and John Gotti.
Alexandra Mosca will sign copies of the book at the Barnes and Nobles in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 267 Seventh Ave., on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Title: New book traces Green-Wood's ghostly past
Author: Lauren Johnston
Publisher: amNew York
Date: October 29, 2009
When it comes to ghostly haunts, Green-Wood Cemetery has an esteemed list of resident spirits. The gravesites of notable New Yorkers cover its 478 acres, including the likes of Peter Cooper, Charles Pfizer, aBossa Tweed and artist Jean Michel Basquiat.
We talked to author Alexandra Kathryn Mosca, who is also a funeral director, about her new pictorial book, aGreen-Wood Cemetery, a to learn more about its haunted history.
Q: What was your most surprising discovery while researching?
A: One of the people I found was Dr. August Renouard. When I was coming up as a funeral director, the old-timers would talk about him. He was considered the father of modern day embalming. To a funeral director, that was significant.
Q: Which gravesite is the spookiest?
A: There is a really strange gravestone. It belonged to [former mayor of Brooklyn] Charles Schieren. The mayor and his wife died a few days apart, they both had pneumonia. The monument is the angel of death. I think itas one of the eeriest.
Q: Youave written about many cemeteries, what makes Green-Wood special?
A: Itas almost a history a certainly of New York, but also of America as well. The people [buried there] are nationally known, names like Steinway, FAO Schwarz. Everybody knows these names.
Q: What new things will New Yorkers learn about Green-Wood from your book?
A: These names like [Horace] Greeley, Peter Cooper, we learn these as children and over the years, the accomplishments of these people become vague. I think this reacquaints them with thehistory of New York.
Q: How much time did you spend exploring the cemetery while writing?
A: I went there several days a week and walked the grounds and it was so amazing, even in the winter. You would just turn a corner and discover something.
Mosca will lead a cemetery trolley tour based on her book on Nov. 23 at 1 p.m., followed by an author Q &A, $20 for the tour, $30 for the tour and a copy of the book. aGreen-Wood Cemetery, a Arcadia Publishing, $19.99.
Title: Book Review: Green-Wood Cemetery
Author: Staff Writer
Publisher: TPC Matters
Date: February 2009
We all come to an end and Green-Wood Cemetery, on 25th Street in Brooklyn, seems to me a fine resting place for our mortal remains.
A new book of local interest by Alexandra Mosca, published by Arcadia, presents the history of Green-Wood with photos and postcards.
An edited Barnes &Noble synopsis follows:
For generations, Green-Wood Cemetery has played an integral part in New York City's cultural history, serving as a gathering place and a cultural repository.
Situated in the borough of Brooklyn, the thousands of graves and mausoleums within the cemetery's 478 acres are tangible links and reminders to key events and people who made New York City and America what it is today.
The monuments read like a who's who of American greatness and include the names of Leonard Bernstein, F. A. O. Schwarz, Charles L. Tiffany, Samuel Morse, among others.
A national historic landmark since 2006, Green-Wood is considered one of the preeminent cemeteries in the country. A century ago it was a social venue for picnics, outings, and political events, and today remains one of the city's largest open green spaces.
Through vintage photographs and postcards, Ms. Mosca has chronicled the cemetery's rich history and documents how its tradition as a park and a popular tourist attraction continues, drawing 300,000 visitors annually.
Author: Lisa Fogarty
Publisher: Queens Tribune
Date: 2/5/2009
Most of the protagonists in Alexandra Kathryn Moscaas latest book are wealthy. Some are artistic geniuses who founded newspapers and conducted legendary scores. And, of course, there is a healthy sprinkling of suicidal poets, murderers and mobsters in the mix.
Despite their idiosyncrasies, the characters in aGreen-Wood Cemeterya share one thing in common: they have all been buried in what is considered the grandest final resting place in all of New York City.
The roster at Green-Wood Cemetery, a 478-acre burial ground and national landmark located in Brooklyn, reads like a Whoas Who of New Yorkas most influential personalities. In this photographic tribute, Mosca, a lifelong Queens resident and local funeral director, captures the historical stories and anecdotes of past residents including F.A.O. Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, New York Times founder Henry Jarvis Raymond and Charles L. Tiffany, the patriarch behind Tiffany &Co.
aResearching the book was the best part. I knew there were a lot of famous people buried there but I had no idea how many, a Mosca said.
In addition to illuminating the lives and deaths of many famous Americans, the book explores Green-Wood Cemeteryas effort to identify and properly memorialize Civil War veterans who previously lay in unidentified graves. It also features a section devoted to the cemeteryas architecture and landscape.
As part of her research, Mosca relied heavily on the Green-Wood Cemetery Archives, Library of Congress and Brooklyn Historical Society. She spent several hours exploringthe cemetery by foot, searching for monuments to photograph or interesting inscriptions to include within her text.
aIt was incredible. Readers would expect to see a lot of famous people in the book, and theyare there, but I also decided to include some common people as well a people with fascinating stories, a she said.
Growing up, Mosca always wanted to be a writer. In college she majored in English and took on a side job at a funeral home in Bayside. Rather than simply augment her income, her part-time job proved formative. Where some find tragedy, Mosca found meaning in funeral work.
aWhen you deal with death on a daily basis, itas very profound, a she said. aPeople are coming to you at the worst time in their lives and you do what you can to help lessen their pain. You realize how fortunate you are and how every day is very precious.a
In her 20s, Moscaas convivial outlook on life helped open the doors to many unique opportunities. She became a funeral director at a time when, for a young woman, the career choice was still an unorthodox one. At the same time, she carved a niche in the writing world as a contributor to trade publications aAmerican Cemeterya and aAmerican Funeral Directora magazines. She even posed for Playboy, selected for both her natural beauty and anomalous professional accomplishments.
aMy feeling was aWho knows whatas going to happen in life?a I was a portrait model so I jumped at the opportunity to pose for Playboy, a she said. aIt seemed like at the end of life people regret the things they didnat do. I didnat want to have regrets.a
Mosca is currently working on a murder-mystery novel about a female funeral directorinvolved in the solving of a crime. She began writing the book even before she got the idea to pitch aGreen-Wood Cemeterya to Arcadia Publishing. Coincidentally, many of the scenes in her book actually take place at Green-Wood.
aCemeteries are like outdoor history museums, a she said. aPeople should take advantage of them because you can really rediscover the history of this great city.a
aGreen-Wood Cemeterya can be purchased on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and at Green-Wood Cemetery. To learn more about Mosca, visit www.alexandramosca.com.
Title: Author peeks into past with book about cemetery
Author: Andrea Boyarsky
Publisher: Staten Island Advance
Date: 1/11/2009
There are many ways to learn about history. You could read a textbook, visit a museum or chat with an old-timer. Or, perhaps, you could visit a cemetery.
The latter would be Alexandra Kathryn Mosca's suggestion. In her new book, "Green-Wood Cemetery," part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series, the writer and funeral director delves into the history and famous names buried in the Brooklyn cemetery.
The cemetery also is the resting place of many Staten Islanders and their family members, some of whom made the move over the bridge from Brooklyn.
"What I hope is that it reacquaints people with the history of the city and with America," said Ms. Mosca, a Sea Cliff, L.I., resident who directs a funeral home in Queens. "The people [buried there] are so compelling and interesting, they have given so much to society."
The famous names buried within the 478-acre cemetery established in 1838 include former Gov. DeWitt Clinton; William Magear "Boss" Tweed, a corrupt New York state senator who died in jail; George Tilyou, founder of Coney Island's Steeplechase Park, and Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum, a Civil War veteran who represented New York in the House of Representatives.
There also are titans of industries buried within: William Colgate, who started what is now Colgate-Palmolive; Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American World Airways; Frederick August Otto Schwarz, founder of toy store FAO Schwarz; German chemist Charles Pfizer, who started the pharmaceutical company, and Henry Steinway, the piano maker.
"Ilove history and I think many people do and it's a fun way to learn about it," Ms. Mosca said of the cemetery.
The book, which features numerous historical photos, was published in September and took Ms. Mosca about nine months to complete. During that time, she made countless visits to Green-Wood and did much research. "Once I got through reading about it, the subject matter was so compelling, I just kept reading," she said.
This is Ms. Mosca's second book. Her first, "Grave Undertakings" (New Horizon Press), chronicles her career as a woman in the funeral industry. She is currently working on her next untitled book, a fiction piece about a reluctant funeral director who finds herself involved in a murder mystery. There's scene set at Green-Wood and the murder victim is from Staten Island.
She also contributes to American Cemetery and American Funeral Director magazines and has written articles on funerals of the famous, including Margaret Mitchell, Eva Peron, Marilyn Monroe and John Gotti.
Alexandra Mosca will sign copies of the book at the Barnes and Nobles in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 267 Seventh Ave., on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Title: New book traces Green-Wood's ghostly past
Author: Lauren Johnston
Publisher: amNew York
Date: October 29, 2009
When it comes to ghostly haunts, Green-Wood Cemetery has an esteemed list of resident spirits. The gravesites of notable New Yorkers cover its 478 acres, including the likes of Peter Cooper, Charles Pfizer, aBossa Tweed and artist Jean Michel Basquiat.
We talked to author Alexandra Kathryn Mosca, who is also a funeral director, about her new pictorial book, aGreen-Wood Cemetery, a to learn more about its haunted history.
Q: What was your most surprising discovery while researching?
A: One of the people I found was Dr. August Renouard. When I was coming up as a funeral director, the old-timers would talk about him. He was considered the father of modern day embalming. To a funeral director, that was significant.
Q: Which gravesite is the spookiest?
A: There is a really strange gravestone. It belonged to [former mayor of Brooklyn] Charles Schieren. The mayor and his wife died a few days apart, they both had pneumonia. The monument is the angel of death. I think itas one of the eeriest.
Q: Youave written about many cemeteries, what makes Green-Wood special?
A: Itas almost a history a certainly of New York, but also of America as well. The people [buried there] are nationally known, names like Steinway, FAO Schwarz. Everybody knows these names.
Q: What new things will New Yorkers learn about Green-Wood from your book?
A: These names like [Horace] Greeley, Peter Cooper, we learn these as children and over the years, the accomplishments of these people become vague. I think this reacquaints them with thehistory of New York.
Q: How much time did you spend exploring the cemetery while writing?
A: I went there several days a week and walked the grounds and it was so amazing, even in the winter. You would just turn a corner and discover something.
Mosca will lead a cemetery trolley tour based on her book on Nov. 23 at 1 p.m., followed by an author Q &A, $20 for the tour, $30 for the tour and a copy of the book. aGreen-Wood Cemetery, a Arcadia Publishing, $19.99.
Title: Book Review: Green-Wood Cemetery
Author: Staff Writer
Publisher: TPC Matters
Date: February 2009
We all come to an end and Green-Wood Cemetery, on 25th Street in Brooklyn, seems to me a fine resting place for our mortal remains.
A new book of local interest by Alexandra Mosca, published by Arcadia, presents the history of Green-Wood with photos and postcards.
An edited Barnes &Noble synopsis follows:
For generations, Green-Wood Cemetery has played an integral part in New York City's cultural history, serving as a gathering place and a cultural repository.
Situated in the borough of Brooklyn, the thousands of graves and mausoleums within the cemetery's 478 acres are tangible links and reminders to key events and people who made New York City and America what it is today.
The monuments read like a who's who of American greatness and include the names of Leonard Bernstein, F. A. O. Schwarz, Charles L. Tiffany, Samuel Morse, among others.
A national historic landmark since 2006, Green-Wood is considered one of the preeminent cemeteries in the country. A century ago it was a social venue for picnics, outings, and political events, and today remains one of the city's largest open green spaces.
Through vintage photographs and postcards, Ms. Mosca has chronicled the cemetery's rich history and documents how its tradition as a park and a popular tourist attraction continues, drawing 300,000 visitors annually.
Notă biografică
Alexandra Kathryn Mosca is a writer and funeral director in New York City. She is a regular contributor to magazines such as American Cemetery and American Funeral Director.