Brooklyn: Heritage Reclaimed features fifty profiles of prominent people and summarizes select highlights of their lives. With details of the locations they were born, went to school, or made a name for themselves, this book looks at Brooklyn through the lens of a contemporary outsider: heritage from another perspective. One of the melting pots of the world, Brooklyn has been and still is the location where cultures merge and talents are born. They all were born, have lived or still live in Brooklyn.