Long Island And The Sea
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Long Island And The Sea
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Author : Bill Bleyer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-08
Long Island And The Sea written by Bill Bleyer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-08 with History categories.
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten oddities such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. By the later part of the 20th century, Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.
The Evolution Of Long Island
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Author : Ralph Henry Gabriel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Evolution Of Long Island written by Ralph Henry Gabriel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Geology categories.
Long Island Sound
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Author : James S. Latimer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-22
Long Island Sound written by James S. Latimer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-22 with Science categories.
The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and national scales can provide but transcend state and local interests. This need and timeliness is apparent for Long Island Sound, where a multi-state regional restoration program is underway for America’s most urbanized estuary. Synthesis of the Long Island Sound ecosystem is needed to integrate knowledge across disciplines and provide insight into understanding and managing pressing issues, such as non-point sources of pollution, coastal development, global climatic change, and invasive species. Currently, there is a need for a comprehensive volume that summarizes the ecological and environmental dynamics and status of Long Island Sound and its myriad ecosystems. It has been 30 years since a comprehensive summary of Long Island Sound was prepared and 50 years since the pioneering work of Gordon Riley. Major advances in estuarine science are providing new insights into these systems, and yet, the condition of many estuaries is in decline in the face of continuing coastal development. There is an opportunity to lay a foundation for integrative coastal observing systems that truly provide the foundation for improved decision-making. This book will provide a key reference of our scientific understanding for work performed over the past three decades and guide future research and monitoring in a dynamic urbanized estuary.
The Evolution Of Long Island
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Author : Ralph Gabriel
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-02-07
The Evolution Of Long Island written by Ralph Gabriel and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-07 with categories.
"Taking Long Island as a unit of space which has for lung ages been on the border line between land and sea, Professor Gabriel shows clearly how human development in the region has been controlled very largely by the same cosmic circumstances responsible for the type of vegetation and native animal life." -Technical Book Review Index, Volumes 6-7 [1922] * * * * * From the Foreword. The problem of the present study is to trace the development of a people as it has been affected, not only by its social and economic, but by its natural surroundings. Long Island is a definite entity, with boundaries fixed and easily determined. On every side the sea washes its shores. It is not, however, an oceanic island, isolated in the midst of one of the broad seas. It is a fragment of the North American continent, and its life is inextricably intermingled with that of the greater land body. Lying off the Atlantic coast of the United States it is, in reality, a part of that eastern coast zone which stretches back from the water's edge to the ridges of the Appalachians. Like every such coastal region, it is a transition zone between the two dominant forms of the earth's surface, the land and the sea. Long Island, however, is not a typical coastal area with the sea on one side and the hinterland on the other. In this region the influence of both of these factors is greatly intensified. The ocean, literally surrounding the Island and asserting its mastery in a multitude of coves, bays, and harbors, would seem to be in a fair position to dominate the life of the region. But Long Island is set down in an unusual position. Three gateways open into the broad interior of America, the Mississippi, the St. Lawrence, and the Hudson-Mohawk valleys. The first is far from Europe and the second is icebound during parts of the year. It is the Hudson, the central gateway, therefore, that, working through a system of lakes, canals, and railways, taps the limitless resources of the heart of the North American continent. It is this hinterland, acting through the metropolis which it has created at the entrance to the greatest of the three gateways, that contends with the encircling sea for the mastery of Long Island. These are the giant gamesters that play at moving hither and thither the kings, queens, castles, and pawns in the great game that is still unfinished. The story of this game is the problem of these pages....
Rockaway Or On Old Long Island S Sea Girt Shore
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Author : Henry Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1840
Rockaway Or On Old Long Island S Sea Girt Shore written by Henry Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1840 with Ballads, English categories.
Long Island Beaches
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Author : Kristen J. Nyitray
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019
Long Island Beaches written by Kristen J. Nyitray and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
For centuries, Long Island's beaches have provided sustenance, relaxation, and inspiration. The coastline is renowned for its sandy Atlantic Ocean surf beaches, calm bayfront beaches, and rugged north shore Long Island Sound beaches. First inhabited by Native Americans, the area was called Sewanhacky ("Isle of Shells") in reverence to the offerings received where the water met the land. Drawing from the archives of local libraries, historical societies, museums, and private collections, Long Island Beaches presents a curated selection of vintage postcards illustrating the diversity of Nassau and Suffolk Counties' beautiful shores. Rare photographs and maps accompany the postcards to provide historical context. Through extensive research, author Kristen J. Nyitray documents a facet of Long Island's social and cultural history and the lure of its picturesque beaches.
Sea Spray
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Author : Martha Wickham
language : en
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03
Sea Spray written by Martha Wickham and has been published by Kessinger Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03 with Literary Collections categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Claimed By The Sea Long Island Shipwrecks
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Author : Adam M. Grohman
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-06-02
Claimed By The Sea Long Island Shipwrecks written by Adam M. Grohman and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-02 with History categories.
Claimed by the Sea - Long Island Shipwrecks - provides an intimate look at eleven shipwrecks and maritime disasters that occurred in the waters of New York and Long Island. Diver, researcher and author Adam Grohman dives into the archives to explore the histories of various wrecks including the Savannah, Lexington, U.S.S. Ohio, Circassian, Seawanhaka, Oregon, Louis V. Place, General Slocum, U.S.S. San Diego, Andrea Doria, and the Gwendoline Steers. The chapters provide an in depth history of the vessel, the circumstances surrounding their eventual demise, and subsequent exploration by divers and explorers. Claimed by the Sea is heavily illustrated and contains extensive footnotes, source listings and several appendices including a glossary of nautical and diving terminology. Claimed by the Sea is an excellent opportunity for armchair historians and seasoned underwater explorers to dip beneath the waves of history to explore the tragedy and triumph of man versus the sea.
A Maritime History Of Long Island
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Author : Ralph Brady
language : en
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
Release Date : 2019-02-21
A Maritime History Of Long Island written by Ralph Brady and has been published by First Edition Design Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-21 with History categories.
A trip into the Long Island history of ships, lighthouses, ports, shipbuilders, shipwrecks and much more. Webster’s Dictionary defines the word “maritime” as, “on, near or living near the sea”, so you can see that the basic membership requirement to be a part of the story is easily satisfied. Just having an address in either Nassau or Suffolk County pretty much meets the criteria, and then the things that you do with your time can determine how big a role you play in this tale. Own a boat and fish from it? That gives you an even greater claim to being a “nautical” or “maritime” person. Go clamming in the bays, sail in regattas, help clean up a beach, be a member of a yacht club etc.? I think you get the point, and hopefully have by now come to realize that your very existence on Long Island is tied in with the pioneers who taught us how to prosper on this amazing island, and enjoy a lifestyle that is almost unique in the entire United States.
On The East End
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Author : Clarence Hickey
language : en
Publisher: UNET 2 Corporation
Release Date : 2015-07-11
On The East End written by Clarence Hickey and has been published by UNET 2 Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with categories.
In 1970, as a young marine biologist, Clarence Hickey won a position on the staff of the New York State Ocean Sciences Laboratory, Montauk, NY. For the next five years he was involved in landmark studies of Long Island's then-thriving fisheries. He developed deep bonds with the Baymen and ocean fishers who called the East End of Long Island home, and worked closely with them as he and the Ocean Sciences Lab studied the habits and prospects of more than one hundred species of fish and shellfish that call Long Island home — or visit our waters on a regular basis. This is his loving, anguished memoir of those years, replete with vivid portraits of the traditional fishers and scientists he worked with, their habits and discoveries, and their history-suffused community. Like their brethren to the north and south on the East Coast, Long Island's "Bonacker" fishing community represents a long and colorful tradition celebrated most famously in Peter Mattheissen's classic Men's Lives. Hickey's memoir is an elegiac complement to that book. Perhaps more important, Hickey calls for our deep attention to the destruction — in less than a generation — of a crucial natural resource. The contrast between Clarence's years on the East End and today is stark and disturbing. Over the last forty years he has revisited his beloved East End regularly, and watched with alarm as our ecosystem — and it's community — has declined. On the East End is Clarence Hickey's clarion call for us to preserve and revive the natural community he fell in love with when he was young. A publication of the Long Island Nature Organization.