Long Island Our Story
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Long Island Our Story
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Author : Newsday
language : en
Publisher: Newsday Incorporated
Release Date : 1998
Long Island Our Story written by Newsday and has been published by Newsday Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
The story began hundreds of millions of years ago when continents collided. It evolved over centuries until the rising sea finally encircled a fish-shaped pile of sand that had been pushed together by a retreating glacier as tall as a skyscarper and as wide as a continent.
George Washington S Long Island Spy Ring A History And Tour Guide
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Author : Bill Bleyer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-10
George Washington S Long Island Spy Ring A History And Tour Guide 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 2021-05-10 with History categories.
In 1778, two years after the British forced the Continental Army out of New York City, George Washington and his subordinates organized a secret spy network to gather intelligence in Manhattan and Long Island. Known today as the "Culper Spy Ring," Patriots like Abraham Woodhull and Robert Townsend risked their lives to report on British military operations in the region. Vital reports clandestinely traveled from New York City across the East River to Setauket and were rowed on whaleboats across the Long Island Sound to the Connecticut shore. Using ciphers, codes and invisible ink, the spy ring exposed British plans to attack French forces at Newport and a plot to counterfeit American currency. Author Bill Bleyer corrects the record, examines the impact of George Washington's Long Island spy ring and identifies Revolutionary War sites that remain today.
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.
Prohibition On The Gold Coast Of Long Island
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Author : Jacqueline Singer
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2016-02-12
Prohibition On The Gold Coast Of Long Island written by Jacqueline Singer and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-12 with History categories.
Boats were used to transport the liquor that came from outside the United States, predominately from Canada and the Bahamas. Long Island had irregular coastlines with an abundance of discrete inlets for boats to hide, facilitating the smuggling of liquor to the island and Manhattan. With some of the wealthiest communities in the country and the close proximity to Manhattan, Long Island was a natural spot for the illegal activity. Long Island soon became the one of the largest areas of transport and consumption. Prohibition on the Gold Coast offers readers a glimpse of what life was like on Long Island during the 1920's. Readers will be provided with a view of the underground passages during prohibition, rum running from the waters and brought through underground tunnels to mansions, speakeasies and pickups for the gangster routes into Manhattan, the remnants of Gatsby Country today, and introduced to colorful figures who contributed to organized crime, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nicky Ornstein, Arnold Rothstein, Leggs Diamond, Bugsy Siegel, and the Real McCoy. In this new perspective of the history of Long Island readers will find hidden secrets about our beloved Gold Coast.
Sun Sea Soil Wine
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Author : Richard Olsen-Harbich
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2024-01-01
Sun Sea Soil Wine written by Richard Olsen-Harbich and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-01 with History categories.
Growing up a stone's throw away from New York City in a small house on suburban Long Island, Richard Olsen-Harbich always dreamed of being a farmer. After graduating from Cornell with a degree in viticulture, he found himself back on the Island at the heart of an emerging wine region that was struggling to find itself. Starting from the ground up with little information or experience, Olsen-Harbich began a lifelong quest to master the art and science of growing wine grapes less than 90 miles from Manhattan. In the last half-century, the North Fork's bucolic seaside towns and humble potato farms were transformed into one of this country's most compelling agricultural success stories, garnering praise from wine critics around the world. Olsen-Harbich charts the meteoric rise of North Fork winemaking from the historic failures of colonial times to the modern triumph of becoming one of the most important wine-producing districts on the East Coast. Through a poetic interweaving of personal anecdotes with scientific reporting about climate, soils, geology, and botany, Olsen-Harbich drills deep into the topic, giving the world a new language for talking about wine. In doing so, he redefines what it means to make wine in the New World.
World War Ii Long Island The Homefront In Nassau And Suffolk
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Author : Christopher C. Verga
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-02-22
World War Ii Long Island The Homefront In Nassau And Suffolk written by Christopher C. Verga and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-22 with History categories.
Long Island was transformed from a pastoral rural community to a modern suburban behemoth by playing an integral role in the homefront of World War II. Dozens of Nazi spies infiltrated industry throughout the island and communicated industrial secrets back to Germany as the FBI chased them down. Long Island held the record for producing the most fighter planes in the country with the rapid rebirth of its aviation sector. Five Medal of Honor recipients called the region home. At the close of the war, the United Nations established itself in a weapons factory in Lake Success. Author Christopher Verga charts the rise of Long Island and its role in World War II.
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.
Long Island Food A History From Family Farms Oysters To Craft Spirits
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Author : T.W. Barritt
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015
Long Island Food A History From Family Farms Oysters To Craft Spirits written by T.W. Barritt and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Cooking categories.
Beyond its crowded highways, Long Island serves up a plentiful, eclectic bounty with a side of history. Enticing appetites from Nassau to Montauk, food writer and Long Island native T.W. Barritt explores how immigrant families built a still thriving agricultural community, producing everything from crunchy pickles and hearty potatoes to succulent Long Island duckling. Experience the rise and fall of Long Island's bustling oyster industry and its reemergence today. And meet the modern-day pioneers--in community agriculture, wine, cheese, fine dining and craft spirits--who are reinventing Long Island's food landscape and shaping a delicious future.
The Sinking Of The Steamboat Lexington On Long Island Sound
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Author : Bill Bleyer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2023-05
The Sinking Of The Steamboat Lexington On Long Island Sound 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 2023-05 with History categories.
Originally commissioned by Cornelius Vanderbilt as he built his maritime empire in New York, the Steamboat Lexington eventually became the most prestigious steamship on the heavily trafficked Long Island Sound... But in 1840 a fire broke out on the ship, igniting poorly placed bales of cotton which destroyed the ship in minutes. Emergency rafts sank and rescue boats were unable to reach the ship in time. Only four among the over one hundred and forty on board survived by clinging to bales of cotton. The incident would be the worst maritime disaster in Long Island history. Author Bill Bleyer presents the harrowing story of a ship's journey from glory to tragedy.
The American Revolution On Long Island
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Author : Joanne S Grasso
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-18
The American Revolution On Long Island written by Joanne S Grasso and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-18 with History categories.
A history of the Revolutionary War and British occupation in this part of New York, from the Culper spy ring to the prison ships where thousands died. The American Revolution sharply divided families and towns on New York’s Long Island. Washington's defeat at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 started seven years of British occupation—and Patriot sympathizers were subject to loyalty oaths, theft of property, and the quartering of soldiers in their homes. Those who crossed the British were jailed on prison ships in Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn, where an estimated eleven thousand people died of disease and starvation. Some fought back with acts of sabotage and espionage—and Washington’s famed Culper spy ring in Oyster Bay, Setauket, and other areas successfully tracked British movements. In this book, historian Joanne S. Grasso explores the story of an island at war.