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Sayville Orphan Heroes

Author : Jack Whitehouse

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 30,93 MB

Release : 2010-12-07

Category : Photography

ISBN : 161423325X

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The prospects were bleak for the four Whitehouse children in 1929 when they were orphaned at the start of the Great Depression. They faced life in dangerously overcrowded orphanages in New York City or the uncertainty of a trip on the orphan trains. They were fortunate enough to land at the Children's Cottages Orphanage in Sayville, New York and St. Ann's Episcopal Church. Author Jack Whitehouse spins a personal tale of the compassion exhibited by the entire Sayville community, including such families as the Roosevelts and Astors, which allowed the children to thrive. Discover how the town came together to love and nurture these members of the Greatest Generation, who became true American heroes



Hidden History of Islip Town

Author : Jack Whitehouse

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 41,89 MB

Release : 2021-10-11

Category : History

ISBN : 1439673810

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The patchwork of beach towns, villages and hamlets that make up Islip Town represents some of the most historic communities on the whole of Long Island. Local Secatogue Native Americans harrowingly saved the Dutch survivors of one of New York's first shipwrecks in 1657. New York City's infamous Tammany Hall leased an entire summer resort island in Islip Town for decades. In 1912, a young woman from Sayville sacrificed her own life for another on the RMS Titanic. Islip Town's founding father, William Nicoll, owned the largest parcel on Long Island's South Shore but was blocked from owning even a grain of sand on Fire Island. A penniless Dutch immigrant to Islip Town became the world's "Oyster King." Join author and historian Jack Whitehouse as he reveals buried stories from Islip Town's past.



Fire Island

Author : Jack Whitehouse

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 12,47 MB

Release : 2011-06-03

Category : Photography

ISBN : 1614233845

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Fire Island, or Great South Beach as it is also known, is a 32-mile long sliver of a barrier beach located just off the South Shore of Long Island. Always a wild, lonely and untamed wilderness, its shores, waterways and the lands surrounding it have given us innumerable stories -- some inspirational, some frightening, but all of them intriguing. The stories in this book portray people and events from the island's earliest days, when it served Native Americans as a rich hunting, fishing and whaling site until the present day and its use as a U.S. National Seashore and National Wilderness Area.



From Vietnam to the Arctic Circle

Author : Jack Whitehouse

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 28,7 MB

Release : 2022-06-21

Category : History

ISBN : 1476688354

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As a U.S. Navy officer, Jack Whitehouse served aboard a World War II-era destroyer at the peak of the Vietnam War, ran special operations on a patrol gunboat out of Guantanamo Bay following the Cuban Missile Crisis and deployed with the Royal Norwegian Navy to counter Soviet threats north of the Arctic Circle. His detailed memoir recounts American efforts to win the Cold War from the perspective of a young lieutenant on the front lines 1964-1975 and the personal struggles and perseverance of sailors fighting an existential enemy at sea.





Empire of the Air

Author : Tom Lewis

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 607 pages

File Size : 42,84 MB

Release : 2021-09-15

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1501759345

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Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries—Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff—whose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist's toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.



The Acid Archives - the Second Edition

Author : Mike Ascherman

Publisher :

Page : 396 pages

File Size : 29,5 MB

Release : 2010-08-17

Category :

ISBN : 9781520636160

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The ultimate guide to underground sounds 1965-1982. The book features release details and in-depth reviews for more than 5,000 obscure LPs from the USA and Canada, 1965-1982, including reissue data and value ratings. The main genres are psychedelia, garage, folk & folkrock, hippie rock, progressive rock, and hard-rock. There is also a wide selection of interesting and rare singer-songwriter, harmony pop, soft rock, lounge-rock, avant-garde, vanity-pressings and "outsider" albums. This is the first ever comprehensive guide to the vintage musical underground of North America, and opens up a gigantic field of outstanding music that has earlier been exclusive and hard to grasp. There's also a buyer's guide, a glossary, a historical background, fun Top 10 lists, and much more. The massive book is loaded with color images of obscure and trippy album sleeves, posters and band photos, many of which have never been published before, and a foreword by Mike Stax of Ugly Things magazine. Highlights:- The largest selection ever presented of underground albums from North America 1965-1982.- Original release data and in-depth commentary from world-leading rare record experts.- Ratings of LP market value, detailed reissue data, and full color images of rare and trippy albums sleeves.- Special feature essays about rare Exotica, Lounge, '70s Funk & Soul, Southern Rock and New Age albums, written by leading field collectors.- A brand new round of informative and hilarious Top 10 Lists that were a popular part in the first book.



Flickipedia

Author : Michael Atkinson

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,86 MB

Release : 2008

Category : DVD-Video discs

ISBN : 9781556527142

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Once upon a time, going to the movies was a special occasion, and you had no control over what was playing at your neighborhood cinema. But today films are like fashion, furniture, and food: you can choose what to enjoy. Movies finally fit into our schedules. So here is the first movie guide tailored to the way we actually watch movies. Whether it's Halloween, the brink of baseball's Opening Day, or a Saturday evening with no babysitter; whether you're bracing for a business trip, feeling nostalgic for the 1960s, or simply in need of a dose of optimism (or apocalypse), Flickipedia will steer you to over 1,300 films that will fit your movie-viewing appetite perfectly. Entertaining as well as informative, Flickipedia recommends many movies that you may not be familiar with, while acknowledging the tried-and-true standbys and popular classics. Every step in life provokes different emotions, and Flickipedia is here with suggestions to cover the waterfront.



Story by the Entire Sayville Community: the Children Grew Up to Be Heroes of World War II

Author : Serina Gorsky

Publisher :

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 29,23 MB

Release : 2021-07-15

Category :

ISBN :

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This is a story of how a community influenced the lives of four siblings orphaned at the start of the Great Depression. By telling the story of these "orphan heroes," it helps to paint a human picture of what the Great Depression would have been like in the town of Sayville, and by extension, it sketches out what qualities made (and makes) greater American society beyond Sayville endure through the challenges of the times past and present. It also serves more simply as a fascinating history of the town at that time. It will help you to better appreciate and develop a deeper understanding of the various families and places of historical significance - many of which still remain here today.



A History of Broadcasting in the United States

Author : Erik Barnouw

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 370 pages

File Size : 22,16 MB

Release : 1966-12-31

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0198020031

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Tells how radio and television became an integral part of American life, of how a toy became an industry and a force in politics, business, education, religion, and international affairs.