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Author : Benjamin Franklin Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : HARVARD:HN4UMJ
Author : Peter Ross
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9783849650056
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.
Author : Peter Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : PSU:000019065854
Author : Benjamin Franklin Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89065705907
Author : Mildred H. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998-10-28
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780486406695
Handsome treasury of 118 vintage pictures, accompanied by captions, document the Garden City Hotel fire (1899), the Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908), the first airmail flight departing from the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome (1911), more.
Author : Bill Bleyer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467143479
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.
Author : Peter Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : PRNC:32101020262042
Author : Dr. Scott M. Eckers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439676516
Best known for Baby Boom-era housing developments that transformed potato fields and orchards into suburban sprawl, East Meadow's past is full of fascinating long-forgotten events. Rediscover violent feuds of jealous farmers, such as the love triangles of the 19th century Brower clan. Marvel at the unlikely escapades of eccentric millionaire Jacques Lebaudy, who believed he was a sovereign emperor while living in a Gilded Age Salisbury estate. Explore the exponential growth of one of New York's original school districts, full of political interference and drama that climaxed with a Pete Seeger performance sanctioned by the Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Author : Ann Sandford
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438466934
Tells the untold story of the life and career of Nathan Sanford, a New York State lawyer-politician who capitalized on opportunities created by the new politics of the early Republic to achieve social mobility. Set in the tumultuous decades of post-revolutionary America, Reluctant Reformer brings to light the long neglected New York lawyer-politician, Nathan Sanford. As a lawyer, Sanford contributed to modern property law. In the United States Senate, he dealt with central banking, struggled against slavery, and supported popular voting for presidential electors. He was a major designer of the program to rationalize the nations currency. Against a backdrop of European wars and the War of 1812, he capitalized on opportunities for upward social mobility in a period of nation-building and commercial expansion. At the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821, he fought for universal manhood suffrage. Educated in history and government at Clinton Academy on Long Island and at Yale, and a student at the Litchfield School of Law, Sanford rose quickly to prominence as the federal attorney appointed by President Jefferson to serve all of New York State. Fueled by ambition, he navigated a career among Republican factional leadersDeWitt Clinton, Aaron Burr, and Martin Van Burenfirst in New York City, and then in the state and the nation. In 1824, he ran for vice president on the ticket with Henry Clay. Attuned to his familial ties to eastern Long Island but beyond the bounds of the rural community of his youth, Sanford faced decisions about whom to trust with a militias gun and a citizens vote. He could shift from his principles toward political compromise, as in restricting black male suffrage and in the removal of Indians from their ancestral lands. In this book, Sanford is revealed as a wealth-seeking lawyer and officeholder who contributed to the expansion of democratic rights and responsive government in the Early Republic. In doing so, he proved to be a reluctant reformer who deserves a place in our public memory. With this accessible biography, historian Ann Sandford rescues the public life of an influential New York politician in the days of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. We now know why Nathan Sanford deserves a valued place in the history books of the nation. Alair Townsend, former deputy mayor, City of New York Ann Sandfords lively and fascinating biography of her distant cousin provides significant insight into the social and political environment that established New York as the center of nineteenth-century commerce and intellectual ferment. Reluctant Reformer is an extremely good read for anyone interested in New Yorks rich history. Hon. Helen E. Freedman, retired New York Supreme Court Justice New Yorkers played a major role in politics after the American Revolution. They helped to establish many of the traditions and institutions which are the foundation of todays Republic. We know many of these New Yorkers from our history books (Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Dewitt Clinton, and Martin Van Buren). In her riveting biography Reluctant Reformer Ann Sandford reminds us that American history is not just the result of these well-known figures, but the effort of an entire generation of leaders. She tells us the unsung story of Nathan Sanford, her cousin, a lawyer/politician from Bridgehampton. She recounts his service as US Attorney, State Legislator, US Senator, and Vice Presidential candidate in the nineteenth century. We see issues such as slavery and a citizens right to vote through the eyes of a politician who had to confront them in Americas formative years. This book provides great insights not only into Nathan Sanford, the leader, but also politics in early America. New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385428546
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author : Nathaniel Scudder Prime
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019340199
Author : Long Island Historical Society. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : America
ISBN : HARVARD:HXTDWB
Author : Long Island Historical Society. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : New York (State)
ISBN : UOM:39015012165729
Author : Richard Panchyk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467136273
"Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Island's intriguing history"--Publisher description.
Author : Harrison Hunt,Bill Bleyer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625852939
Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War deeply affected all of its residents. More than three thousand men--white and black--from current-day Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties answered the call to preserve the Union. While Confederate ships lurked within eight miles of Montauk Point, camps in Mineola and Willets Point trained regiments. Local women raised thousands of dollars for Union hospitals, and Long Island companies manufactured uniforms, drums and medicines for the army. At the same time, a little-remembered draft riot occurred in Jamaica in 1863. Local authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer explore this fascinating story, from the 1860 presidential campaign that polarized the region to the wartime experiences of Long Islanders on the battlefield and at home.