Staten Island And Its People
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The Other New York
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Author : Eugene R. Fingerhut
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2005-03-17
The Other New York written by Eugene R. Fingerhut and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-17 with History categories.
Essays exploring rural New York during the American Revolution.
Our Staten Island
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Author : Janet Medoro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04
Our Staten Island written by Janet Medoro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04 with History categories.
OUR STATEN ISLAND was the working and eventual title of this book - and appropriately so. Being fourth-generation-born Staten Islanders, my brother and I had a special sense of being native early on. Our family laid down the bare roots that made us realize that our story here began, in what seemed to us "olden times." Along with their stories was a simple book of our grandfather's relating the history of Staten Island. Its photos - many of ancient structures from the 1700's - were powerful images that made "the old" come to life. They gave us an idea of how our family's lives fit into the context of times and events on a still rural Island. Once we latched on to our budding interest in history, we never let go, and it eventually demanded that we follow through; not only to learn the history of our family, but of Staten Island as well. Unwittingly, the journey began by collecting newspaper stories and images over time. Eventually we made our way to the reference section of our libraries and museum archives where we came to know who the really good borough historians were, and their works. Eventually we gave motion to what we had learned and collected over the years by taking this legacy "on the road" - by car and eventually on foot - to visit the subject matter "in person." We created our own tours and saw a certain value in walking the old native Indian trails that became the Island's first roads, so they could fully speak their history to us. In doing so, we literally covered hundreds of miles paying homage to the place we live and love! This passionate pursuit, in retrospect, became an excellent journey that needed to be shared. No other writer has offered up a history of Staten Island in this unique way of taking the reader on that journey of discovery to experience it just as we did: through woods, along old roads; through centuries of change, people and events along the way as we learned the history of "Our Staten Island."
Staten Island And Its People
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Author : Charles William Leng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Staten Island And Its People written by Charles William Leng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) categories.
Staten Island
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Author : Margaret Lundrigan
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Staten Island written by Margaret Lundrigan and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Lying at the entrance to one of the world's greatest natural harbors, Staten Island has been a most alluring destination ever since Giovanni da Verrazano set eyes upon it in 1524. Even before Colonial times the borough played a significant role in our nation's development economically, culturally, and historically. From Revolutionary battles to Civil War draft riots, while hosting iconic businesses or creating inspiration for the likes of Olmsted and Thoreau, the island has cultivated a prolific and distinguished past that reflects the passion of the American spirit.
Hidden History Of Staten Island
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Author : Theresa Anarumo
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-29
Hidden History Of Staten Island written by Theresa Anarumo and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-29 with History categories.
Take the ferry to this New York City borough and discover its colorful secrets, in a quirky history packed with facts and photos. Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start as a virtuoso guitar player on the Staten Island Ferry. Anna Leonowens, who worked with the king's children in the Court of Siam and was the basis for The King and I, came back to Staten Island to write about her experiences and run a school for children. Join native Staten Islanders Theresa Anarumo and Maureen Seaberg as they document the hidden history of the borough with these stories, and many more
Staten Island
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Author : John Louis Sublett
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2011
Staten Island written by John Louis Sublett and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Folklore categories.
This, my third book about Staten Island, takes a look into our islands rich and diverse past in a series of short stories. Be they myth, folklore, legend or tales, they have been past down from generation to generation. Some are proven true, some are believed to be false but the one thing they all have in common, they have been repeated time after time and they are fascinating stories. I am sure that some of these stories will bring up fond memories of Staten Islands past. Some of what you will discover in this book are, tales of a Mad Monk in St. Augustine Monastery, Lost Treasure off Staten Island shores, a story about a colorful character called The Indian Lady from Shooters Island, find out why a Nazi prisoner returned after his escape from the armys Halloran General Hospital (Willowbroow State School), discover the connection that Ichabod Crane, the Lindbergh baby, Willie Sutton and the Queen of England had to Staten Island, sit back and enjoy stories of stills and moonshine, gangsters, buried treasures, local ghosts and much more.
Discovering Staten Island
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Author : Staten Island 350 Anniversary Committee
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-02-18
Discovering Staten Island written by Staten Island 350 Anniversary Committee and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-18 with History categories.
As one of the five boroughs of New York City, Staten Island has a rich and colorful past, and it is full of places where people have shaped the city, state and nation. To commemorate its 350th anniversary, local community leaders and educators have gathered together this unprecedented collection. Walk in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, Susan B. Anthony, Langston Hughes, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Dalai Lama; visit Revolutionary War sites; relive the entrepreneurial drive and inventiveness of business and medical pioneers; and imagine the lives of Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Sri Lankan and Liberian immigrants. Its shores are awash in history, from Lenape trails to Dutch and French farms, from the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company to legendary sports figures and quaint historic districts. Their struggles, hardships, triumphs and achievements, in spectacular and everyday Staten Island locations, are brought to life.
The Swing Voter Of Staten Island
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Author : Arthur Nersesian
language : en
Publisher: Akashic Books
Release Date : 2007-10-01
The Swing Voter Of Staten Island written by Arthur Nersesian and has been published by Akashic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Fiction categories.
“Nersesian’s extravagantly imagined dystopia relies—as did those in Philip Roth’s Plot Against America and Michael Chabon’s Yiddish Policemen’s Union—on an alternate, counterfactual history.”—The New York Times Book Review “Combining sci-fi space/time-warping, Unabomber-style political ranting and an overall air of goose-bump paranoia, this is one turbo-charged trip. . . . A sharp, strange read: Imagine William Burroughs and Philip K. Dick sharing a needle.”—Kirkus Reviews “Brilliant.”—Time Out New York Arthur Nersesian’s six previous novels (including The Fuck-Up, MTV/Pocket Books, which has sold over 100,000 copies) have focused on the tragicomedy of fin de siècle New York City. Here, in his boldest novel to date, Nersesian has broken through into a new landscape that at once fuses the real with the surreal, the psychological with the psychedelic. He lives in New York City.
Tottenville
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Author : Barnett Shepherd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-03-10
Tottenville written by Barnett Shepherd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-10 with Architecture categories.
Tottenville is located on the southwestern tip of Staten Island and is the southernmost point in New York City and New York State. Far from the urban culture of Manhattan, Tottenville boasts a feeling of independence and isolation. The village of Tottenville came into being around 1840. Its economy and culture arose from oyster fishing, shipbuilding and ship repair, and agriculture. Its trade routes with New Jersey and New York City linked it to the metropolitan region and the greater world. It became the largest town in Westfield, the historic name for this quarter of Staten Island. Even today, although a part of New York City, and encroached upon by modern suburban culture, the feeling of a small coastal town prevails with characteristics unlike any other place on Staten Island. This book documents the activities of the people who created Tottenville and caused it to flourish.
Staten Island Town By Town
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Author : John Louis Sublett
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2014-12-04
Staten Island Town By Town written by John Louis Sublett and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-04 with History categories.
Known as "The Borough of Parks," Staten Island has been home to many families that were looking from a more quiet and serene way of life. With its diversified cultures and its vast amounts of arts and entertainment, this is what so many people found attractive. Staten Island is the southernmost part of the both the City and State of New York, with Conference House Park at the southern tip of the island and the state. The borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. Here are some old time places in Staten Island, I am sure you never heard of, Skunk's Misery, Haunted Swamp, Gun Factory Road, Indian Hill, London Bridge, Owl's Hollow, Pig Alley and Burial Ridge. in this book there are 100 pages of Old Staten Island names from 1900.