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Author | : Ralph Brady |
Publisher | : First Edition Design Pub. |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2019-02-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1506907849 |
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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.
Author | : Bill Bleyer |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2019-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439666601 |
Download Long Island and the Sea Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
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Publisher | : Going Coastal, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780972980319 |
Download A Maritime History of New York Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Originally compiled in 1941, this republication retains its cast of colorful characters--ranging from pirates and smugglers to merchants and public officials--and includes new historical information and updated material.
Author | : Bill Bleyer |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2019-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781540238405 |
Download Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 history 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. 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.
Author | : Benjamin Franklin Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Long Island (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : |
Download History of Long Island Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Lou Pearsall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Long Island (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Nomi Dayan |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2016-03-28 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439655383 |
Download Whaling on Long Island Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The story of whales and the whalers who followed them is inextricably tied with Long Island's rich maritime history. Before the Long Island Expressway, strip malls, golf clubs, and suburban sprawl, calls of "Thar she blows!" rang out from Long Island harbors and ships. This book chronicles the rise and fall of whaling on the island and describes local whaleship fleets that traveled to the far corners of the world, the personalities behind local enterprises, and the villages whose cultures and economies grew from the industry. Be transported to a time when whalers roamed the streets between journeys, shipbuilders worked in the harbors, captains charted their expeditions, and whaleship masts seemed to pierce the clouds in Long Island's pursuit of the largest creatures in the world.
Author | : Bill Bleyer |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2023-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467150282 |
Download The Sinking of the Steamboat Lexington on Long Island Sound Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Arthur S. Mattson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Cargo ships |
ISBN | : 9780615294391 |
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Author | : Peter Ross |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3849679241 |
Download A History of Long Island, Vol. 1 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
With these books an effort has been made to present the history of the whole of Long Island in such a way as to combine all the salient facts of the long and interesting story in a manner that might be acceptable to the general reader and at the same time include much of that purely antiquarian lore which is to many the most delightful feature of local history. Long Island has played a most important part in the history of the State of New York and, through New York, in the annals of the Nation. It was one of the first places in the Colonies to give formal utterance to the doctrine that taxation without representation is unjust and should not be borne by men claiming to be free—the doctrine that gradually went deep into the hearts and consciences of men and led to discussion, opposition and war; to the declaration of independence, the achievement of liberty and the founding of a new nation. It took an active part in all that glorious movement, the most significant movement in modern history, and though handicapped by the merciless occupation of the British troops after the disaster of August, 1776, it continued to do what it could to help along the cause to which so many of its citizens had devoted their fortunes, their lives. This is volume one out of three, covering the general history of Long Island.