Author: Robb, George; Hahn, Stephen
Title: Paterson Lives
Description: Wayne, New Jersey, William Paterson University, 2017. Softcover. Octavo. Softcover. Illustrated paper wraps. 104 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. PHILANTHROPY, RELIGION, EDUCATION. William McNulty, priest (1829-1922). -- Mary Danforth Ryle, philanthropist (1833-1904). -- Jennie Tuttle Hobart, philanthropist (1849-1941). -- David Panitz, rabbi (1918-1991) and Esther Panitz, educator (1922-2004). -- Joe Clark, principal (b. 1938). -- Hani Awadallah, community organizer (1942-2012). ACTIVISM. Josiah Huntoon (1813-1891) and Willam Van Rensalier (1836-1904), abolitionists. -- Joseph Patrick McDonnell, labor organizer (1847-1906). -- Gaetano Bresci, anarchist (1869-1901). -- Petro Botto (1864-1945) and Maria Botto (1870-1915), union activists. -- Hannah Silverman, strike leader (1896-1960). SCIENCE AND INVENTION. John Philip Holland, submarine inventor (1840-1914). -- John L. Leal, water treatment expert (1858-1914). -- Max Schrabisch, archeologist (1869-1949). -- Florence Wall, chemist (1893-1988). -- Marie Polan Fish, oceanographer (1902-1989). ART AND ARCHITECTURE. Fred Wesley Wentworth, architect (1864-1943). -- Oscar Bluemner, painter (1867-1938). -- Gaetano Frederici, sculptor (1880-1964). -- Peggy Dodds, painter (1900-1987). -- George Tice, photographer (b. 1938)./ LITERATURE. William Carlos Williams, poet (1883-1963). - Felix Gould, playwright (1889-1965). - Nelson Algren, novelist (1909-1981). - Allen Ginsberg, poet (1926-1997). - Maria Mazziotti Gillian, poet (b. 1940). - Carole Maso, writer (b. 1955). - Rosa Alcalá (b. 1969). ENTERTAINMENT. Sam patch, daredevil (1799-1829). - Minnie Douglass, roller skater (1877-1955). - Alice White, actress (1904-1983). - Lou Costello, comedian (1906-1959). ATHLETICS. Eleanor Egg, runner (1909-1999). - Phil Rabin, basketball player (1913-2010). - Joseph De Pietro, weightlifter (1914-1999). - Larry Doby, baseball player (1923-2003). - Rubin Carter, boxer (1937-2014). - Victor Cruz, football player (b. 1986). MUSIC. Iris Brussels, composer (1896-1977). - Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz musician (b. 1926). - Frankie Ruiz, singer (1958-1998). - Fetty Wap, rapper (b. 1991)./ Cover title. As new.

Keywords: History ; Paterson, Nj ; ; History - American


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