Manbeck, Virginia B.

John B. Manbeck is the author/editor of over nine books on Brooklyn. For over eight years, he served as the official Brooklyn Borough Historian. While professor of English at Kingsborough Community College, he founded the Kingsborough Historical Society. His weekly newspaper column, "Historically Speaking," ran in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for eight years. He lives in Brooklyn Heights, the setting of his novellas. His website is www.johnbmanbeck.net.