Project Gutenberg 2013-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 324 Ostrander, Stephen M. Ostrander, Stephen Black, Alexander 1859 1940 A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume I. Produced by V. L. Simpson, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume I" by Stephen M. Ostrander is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the development and history of Brooklyn, exploring the region's geological and social history, from the Native American tribes to the arrival of European settlers and beyond. The author aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the city’s evolution and the significant events that shaped its identity. The opening of the work introduces readers to the foundational elements of Brooklyn's history, beginning with its geography and early human presence. It details the area's geological characteristics shaped by glacial activity, followed by a presentation of local Indigenous tribes and their connections to the land. The narrative progresses to discuss the initial European contact and the motivations behind settlement, establishing a framework for understanding the transformations that Brooklyn has undergone over the centuries as settlements began to form and evolve in this rich historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41979/41979-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 56.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History Kings County (N.Y.) -- History F106 Text Category: History - American 467949 2025-07-17T05:30:23.450543 text/html 451408 2024-10-23T13:52:14 text/html 663095 2025-07-17T05:30:29.561511 application/epub+zip 665935 2025-07-17T05:30:24.615575 application/epub+zip 245865 2025-07-17T05:30:24.035604 application/epub+zip 799258 2025-07-17T05:30:33.369533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 760405 2025-07-17T05:30:28.857565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342156 2022-09-19T08:08:40.974091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416466 2023-09-18T09:25:33.656871 text/plain 396482 2024-10-23T13:52:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16299 2025-07-17T05:30:33.509536 application/rdf+xml 16366 2025-07-17T05:30:24.132542 image/jpeg 2756 2025-07-17T05:30:24.084544 image/jpeg 612463 2025-07-17T05:30:23.502559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia