History of Long Island - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Long Island write by Benjamin Franklin Thompson. This book was released on 1839. History of Long Island available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hidden History of Long Island
Hidden History of Long Island - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hidden History of Long Island write by Richard Panchyk. This book was released on 2016. Hidden History of Long Island available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Island's intriguing history"--Publisher description.
History of Long Island
History of Long Island - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Long Island write by Benjamin Franklin Thompson. This book was released on 1839. History of Long Island available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time
History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time write by Benjamin Franklin Thompson. This book was released on 1918. History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Long Island Sound
The Long Island Sound - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Long Island Sound write by Marilyn E. Weigold. This book was released on 2004-08. The Long Island Sound available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Spanning the shores of Connecticut and Long Island, New York, the Long Island Sound is one of the most picturesque places in North America. From the discovery of the Sound in 1614, to the adventures of Captain Kidd, to the sinking of the Lexington in the sound in 1840, the Long Island Sound also holds a unique place in American history. The Long Island Sound traces the growth of fishing and shipbuilding villages along the sound to the development of major industrial ports, resort towns, and suburban communities along the sound. Marilyn Weigold discusses the subsequent overcrowding and pollution that resulted from this prosperity and expansion. Originally published in 1974 as The American Mediterranean and long out of print, The Long Island Sound has been updated by the author with a new preface and final chapter describing the Sound in the twenty-first century. In this new edition, Weigold particularly focuses on environmental concerns, and describes more current milestones, like the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, who fought and won in 1995 to set aside 100,000 acres as NY State's first forest preserve; the continuous construction of the Long Island Expressway, with its forty-one miles of HOV lanes; the attempt made by several of Connecticut's coastal cities to reinvigorate urban redevelopment; and the Long Island Sound Study's investigation of toxic substances—both natural and man-made—which continue to contaminate the waterway. Through over 40 stunning photographs and many fascinating stories, The Long Island Sound tells the history of a vastly populated, but underdiscussed, part of America.
