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.
Long Island History
Long Island History - 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 Long Island History write by Long Island History Committee. This book was released on 1982. Long Island History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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.
This Fine Piece of Water
This Fine Piece of Water - 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 This Fine Piece of Water write by Tom Andersen. This book was released on 2002-01-01. This Fine Piece of Water available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This fascinating book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades--and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin. Tom Andersen begins by describing the dramatic events of the summer of 1987, when a condition called hypoxia (lack of dissolved oxygen in the water brought about by a combination of pollution and other factors) killed large numbers of fish and lobsters in the Sound. He discusses how scientists first documented and explained the development of hypoxia and how research and cleanup are now being carried out to restore the Sound. Interweaving current events, natural history, and human history, Andersen presents a cautionary tale of exploitation without concern for preservation.
A History of Long Island
A 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 A History of Long Island write by Peter Ross. This book was released on 1902. A History of Long Island available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
