The Long Island Historical Journal
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Page : 526 pages
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Release : 2006
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Author : Benjamin Franklin Thompson
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Page : 552 pages
File Size : 44,58 MB
Release : 1839
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Page : 508 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Author : Richard Welch
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1467147036
At the outbreak of World War I, the Gold Coast of Long Island was home to the most concentrated combination of financial, political and social clout in the country. Bankers, movie producers, society glitterati, government officials and an ex-president mobilized to arrange massive loans, send supplies and advocate for the Allied cause. The efforts undercut the Wilson administration's official policy of neutrality and set the country on a course to war with Germany. Members of the activist families--including Morgans, Davisons, Phippses, Martins, Hitchcocks, Stimsons and Roosevelts--served in key positions or fought at the front. Historian Richard F. Welch reveals how a potent combination of ethno-sociological solidarity, clear-eyed geopolitical calculation and financial self-interest inspired the North Shore elite to pressure the nation into war.
Author : Steven C. Drielak
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 10,64 MB
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1439670331
A new look at the 1937 abduction of a wealthy wife and mother, based on previously classified FBI documents—includes photos. When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island’s wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI agents to the case, and within a short time, Parsons’s husband and their live-in housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova, had become prime suspects. Botched ransom attempts, clashes between authorities, and romantic intrigue kept the investigation mired in drama. The crime remained unsolved. Now, in this book, former Suffolk County detective Steven C. Drielak reveals previously classified FBI documents—and pieces together the mystery of the Alice Parsons kidnapping.
Author : Benjamin Franklin Thompson
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Page : 608 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 1918
Category : History
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Author : Benjamin Franklin Thompson
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Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 1843
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Author : Benjamin F. Thompson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780267631308
Excerpt from History of Long Island: From Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time IN collecting materials for the History Of Long Island, the compiler has availed himself Of every source Of authentic information to render the work both use ful and interesting; with what success must be left to the consideration Of the reader. He has avoided no reasonable labor or expense to make his publication worthy Of approbation, although he has failed to satisfy himself in accomplishing all that he anticipated on first setting out. Beauty Of style and elegance Of description were not among the primary Objects of the compiler, his principal aim being to present a correct and full account Of Long Island, constituting a valuable repository Of historical and statistical information. Had he anticipated the labor and responsibility he was about to assume, with the obstacles to be encountered in his progress, he would most likely have abandoned the undertaking, even after a large mass of material had been accumulated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.