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Hidden History of East Meadow

Author : Dr. Scott M. Eckers

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 33,87 MB

Release : 2022-10

Category : History

ISBN : 1467149624

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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



Hidden History of East Meadow

Author : Dr. Scott M. Eckers

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 37,14 MB

Release : 2022-10-17

Category : History

ISBN : 1439676518

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Book Description

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



The Secret History of Here

Author : Alistair Moffat

Publisher : Canongate Books

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 29,57 MB

Release : 2021-06-03

Category : Science

ISBN : 1838851151

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The Secret History of Here is the story of a single place in the Scottish Borders. The site on which Alistair Moffat’s farm now stands has been occupied since prehistoric times. Walking this landscape you can feel the presence and see the marks of those who lived here before. But it is also the story of everywhere. In uncovering the history of one piece of land, Moffat shows how history is all around us, if only we have the eyes to see it. Taking the form of a journal of a year, this is a walk through the centuries as much as the seasons, offering a glimpse into the lives of those who came before, as well as those who live here now.



Hidden Waters of New York City

Author : Sergey Kadinsky

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 22,13 MB

Release : 2016-03-22

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1581573553

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A guide to the forgotten waterways hidden throughout the five boroughs Beneath the asphalt streets of Manhattan, creeks and streams once flowed freely. The remnants of these once-pristine waterways are all over the Big Apple, hidden in plain sight. Hidden Waters of New York City offers a glimpse at the big city’s forgotten past and ever-changing present, including: Minetta Brook, which ran through today's Greenwich Village Collect Pond in the Financial District, the city's first water source Newtown Creek, separating Brooklyn and Queens Bronx River, still a hotspot for urban canoeing and hiking Filled with eye-opening historical anecdotes and walking tours of all five boroughs, this is a side of New York City you’ve never seen.



Hidden Rockies

Author : John Gottberg

Publisher :

Page : 644 pages

File Size : 27,79 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Travel

ISBN : 9781569750001

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Covering five states--Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana--this book goes beyond the familiar tourist sights to reveal hot springs, steam trains, Native American communities, secret canyons, high-country lakes, wildlife viewing areas, little known ski slopes and ghost towns. It also covers eateries, shopping, nighttime entertainment and more. Maps.



The Meadow

Author : James Galvin

Publisher : Macmillan + ORM

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 20,88 MB

Release : 2014-02-04

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1466864559

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An American Library Association Notable Book In discrete disclosures joined with the intricacy of a spider's web, James Galvin depicts the hundred-year history of a meadow in the arid mountains of the Colorado/Wyoming border. Galvin describes the seasons, the weather, the wildlife, and the few people who do not possess but are themselves possessed by this terrain. In so doing he reveals an experience that is part of our heritage and mythology. For Lyle, Ray, Clara, and App, the struggle to survive on an independent family ranch is a series of blameless failures and unacclaimed successes that illuminate the Western character. The Meadow evokes a sense of place that can be achieved only by someone who knows it intimately.



From Granite to Sea

Author : Alex Langstone

Publisher :

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 19,99 MB

Release : 2020-02-08

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780738765785

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This book presents the first ever comprehensive focus on the folklore of eastern Cornwall, an ancient land steeped in legend and myth. It is populated by piskies, giants, and conjurors as well as the Devil's Dandy Dogs and the demonic specter of Tregeagle. Alex Langstone's ground-breaking study shares old tales of witches, charmers, supernatural encounters, and curious customs.



New York Magazine

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Publisher :

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 37,49 MB

Release : 1993-08-09

Category :

ISBN :

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.



Shirley Chisholm Dared

Author : Alicia D. Williams

Publisher : Anne Schwartz Books

Page : 47 pages

File Size : 25,15 MB

Release : 2021-06-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0593123689

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Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator. Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questions! After spending her early years on her grandparents' farm in Barbados, she returns home to Brooklyn and immediately makes herself known. Shirley kicks butt in school; she breaks her mother's curfew; she plays jazz piano instead of classical. And as a young adult, she fights against the injustice she sees around her, against women and black people. Soon she is running for state assembly...and winning in a landslide. Three years later, she is on the campaign trail again, as the first black woman to run for Congress. Her slogan? "Fighting Shirley Chisholm--Unbought and Unbossed!" Does she win? You bet she does.



Women's Rights

Author : Sharon H. Strom

Publisher : Greenwood

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 27,35 MB

Release : 2003-01-30

Category : History

ISBN :

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A historical overview introduces each issue, followed by the presentation of primary documents that illustrate the various positions women and men have taken in support of or opposition to the issue at hand."--BOOK JACKET.