Talk:Barren Island, Brooklyn

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that horse carcasses, and trash from three of New York City's boroughs, were once processed at Barren Island, Brooklyn?

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Something is wrong with File:Brooklyn, Vol. 3, Double Page Plate No. 39; Sub Plan from Plate 38; (Map bounded by Barren Island, Part of Ruffle Bar; Including Duck Point Marshes, Pumpkin Patch Meadows) NYPL1703808.tiff, or at least its not rendering for me. Ceoil (talk) 21:25, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The page could do with a few more, and better images...File:Deep Creek Dead Horse jeh.JPG is a bit meah. Ceoil (talk) 21:30, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ceoil, thanks, I noticed that too. Will fix it. Regarding the other images, I will try to find some that are freely licensed and illustrative. epicgenius (talk) 21:42, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Moved from the main page; I don't see these as being significant, so I relocated them here. epicgenius (talk) 19:21, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Carol Zoref's novel Barren Island, about an Eastern European immigrant family's experiences on the island, was placed on the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction's "longlist" and won the Association of Writers & Writing Programs' 2015 Award Series^[1]^[2] as well as a National Jewish Book Award.^[3] In addition, in 2019, Miriam Sicherman published "Brooklyn's Barren Island: A Forgotten History", which described Barren Island's history.^[4]

References

^ "Barren Island, by Carol Zoref, 2017 National Book Award Longlist, Fiction". National Book Award. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ "AWP: Award Series Winners". Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^ Bernstein, Jesse (January 10, 2018). "Announcing the Winners of the National Jewish Book Awards". Tablet Magazine. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
^ Adams, Rose (November 21, 2019). "Dirty words: New book uncovers Brooklyn's garbage-filled island". Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[1] "Barren Island, by Carol Zoref, 2017 National Book Award Longlist, Fiction". National Book Award. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[2] "AWP: Award Series Winners". Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

[3] Bernstein, Jesse (January 10, 2018). "Announcing the Winners of the National Jewish Book Awards". Tablet Magazine. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[4] Adams, Rose (November 21, 2019). "Dirty words: New book uncovers Brooklyn's garbage-filled island". Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

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