http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/02/05/on-the-waterfront-with-james-fisher/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/02/05/on-the-waterfront-with-james-fisher/comment-page-1/#comment-30674 JBeekman Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:18:56 +0000 http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/?p=8138#comment-30674 I also had the pleasure of attending that talk at St. Peter's, and it was simply the best history presentation or lecture I have ever heard. Fisher's book, likewise, takes what seems an unlikely subject for a gripping narrative - the history of the Port of New York - as the subject for a virtuoso performance of social history. Jersey City in the 20th century has long needed and deserved an accessible yet academic history, and Fisher has done us an immense service in beginning to fill that void. I also had the pleasure of attending that talk at St. Peter’s, and it was simply the best history presentation or lecture I have ever heard. Fisher’s book, likewise, takes what seems an unlikely subject for a gripping narrative – the history of the Port of New York – as the subject for a virtuoso performance of social history. Jersey City in the 20th century has long needed and deserved an accessible yet academic history, and Fisher has done us an immense service in beginning to fill that void.

]]> http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2010/02/05/on-the-waterfront-with-james-fisher/comment-page-1/#comment-29881 Shane Smith Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:38:16 +0000 http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/?p=8138#comment-29881 Thanks for this piece, Jonathan. I'm a follower of Fisher's blog, The Irish Waterfront (http://irishwaterfront.wordpress.com/), where he talks a lot about where the history of the Port of New York and the history of American Catholicism interact. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for this piece, Jonathan. I’m a follower of Fisher’s blog, The Irish Waterfront (http://irishwaterfront.wordpress.com/), where he talks a lot about where the history of the Port of New York and the history of American Catholicism interact. Fascinating stuff.

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