Bibliograph

Hidden history of Long Island, Richard Panchyk

Type

Label

Hidden history of Long Island, Richard Panchyk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden history of Long Island

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

956694218

Responsibility statement

Richard Panchyk

Series statement

Hidden history

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The glacier stops here -- Long Island at war -- Pirates, presidents, poets and preachers -- Rails, roads, and runways -- Horses and courses -- Ghosts of the Gold Coast -- Final resting places

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