Download or read book An Historical Sketch of the City of Brooklyn written by J. T. Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical Sketch of the City of Brooklyn: And the Surrounding Neighborhood, Including the Village of Williamburgh, and the Towns of Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, New Utrecht, and Gravesend, to Which Is Added, an Interesting Account of the Battle of Long Island The rapid progress of improvement which has taken place in Brooklyn, from the time of its incorporation as a city in 1834 up to the present period, the number of new buildings that have been erected, and the great increase in its population, is a matter of surprise and astonishment; but what renders it most worthy of the en of the historian, is the fact that it was the spot here the memorable though unfortunate battle of Long and was fought, during the revolutionary contest in 6, when so many noble hearted American patriots fell in defence of the liberty and independence of their country. The history of such a place cannot fail to be interesting to every one who values those sacred rights and privileges, but particularly to those who were born and reside on the spot, or in the immediate neighborhood; indeed every schoolboy should be familiarly acquainted with it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.