Founded in 1907 amidst protests and a burgeoning suffrage movement; Essex Mountain Sanatorium was the result of two Montclair; New Jersey; women who successfully lobbied local government to establish a tuberculosis sanatorium in a then vacant cottage for wayward girls. From these humble beginnings; the hospital grew to become one of the finest treatment centers in the nation; expanding into a complex of 20 buildings that encompassed nearly 300 acres. Ironically; medical advances pioneered at places such as the sanatorium and the advent of antitubercular drugs in the years following World War II led to decreasing patient enrollment; which made such large facilities unnecessary. When it was eventually abandoned in the early 1980s; the hospital began its second act as a haven for urban explorers; vandals; and arsonists; becoming shrouded in mystery and the source of local legends and myths. After suffering years of neglect and abuse; the main complex would finally fall to wreckers in 1993; ending an important era in county; state; and national history.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good not only for Latinos; but for non-Latinos as wellBy MarcosThe reason I say that is that many of the race and segregation issues which Latinos had to deal with; and how they dealt with those issues is largely unknown by the public at large.These include the proliferation of "white" and "colored" latino bands; the role Puertoricans had in mainstream US bands based on their high chart reading skill; and of particular insterest to Puertoricans is the section on the history of the Plena.The writing style is a little bit too academic. Even though it was written as an academic study; I still think the author sometimes used more ink than needed to make philosophical logical arguments to academia.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cultural music enthusiastBy Higinio MartellVery pleased with both the book and the fast service. As a Hispanic I truly feel this book is well researched and great for cultural music enthusiast.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. My music is my flagBy Luis IrizarryRuth Glasser hace un recorrido sobre la muacute;sica latina y sus interpretes en la ciudad de Nueva York;dando un conocimiento mucho mayor al lector sobre como eacute;sta;la muacute;sica hispana;fue porta-estandarte de paiacute;ses latinoamericanos en esta ciudad a comienzos del siglo 20.
