Glen Cove Revisited

Glen Cove Revisited
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0738572950
ISBN-13 : 9780738572956
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Glen Cove Revisited by : Joan Harrison

Since its founding in the late 17th century as a mill town, Glen Cove has been simultaneously rural and industrial, patrician and working class. A city of multiple ethnicities and close family ties, Glen Cove has been home to generations of immigrants who came to work and stayed to live, as well as to the children of America's elite who built their summer homes on the shores of Hempstead Harbor. In Glen Cove Revisited, "The Heart of the Gold Coast" is seen as only insiders know it, through images of the mill ponds and barnyards, estates and factories, schools and neighborhoods, and the people, famous and unknown, which make up this microcosm of America. Photographer Joan Harrison is a professor of art at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University and author of Glen Cove. She has spent the last three years gleaning a rich selection of photographs of the community from the intimate family albums of residents and from the Pratt and Morgan families, as well as from the archives of the Robert R. Coles History Room, Glen Cove Public Library, and North Shore Historical Museum. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all.

Glen Cove Revisited

Glen Cove Revisited
Author :
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781439623770
ISBN-13 : 1439623775
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Glen Cove Revisited by : Joan Harrison

Since its founding in the late 17th century as a mill town, Glen Cove has been simultaneously rural and industrial, patrician and working class. A city of multiple ethnicities and close family ties, Glen Cove has been home to generations of immigrants who came to work and stayed to live, as well as to the children of Americas elite who built their summer homes on the shores of Hempstead Harbor. In Glen Cove Revisited, The Heart of the Gold Coast is seen as only insiders know it, through images of the mill ponds and barnyards, estates and factories, schools and neighborhoods, and the people, famous and unknown, which make up this microcosm of America.

Glen Cove

Glen Cove
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : 9781439649169
ISBN-13 : 1439649162
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Glen Cove by : Joan Harrison

Glen Cove, the only city located on Long Island's Gold Coast, has long been reinventing itself. After World War II, the farms and estates in the area gave way to suburban development. Modern advancements like the zoom lens, the dimmer switch, and X-ray technologies were all developed within the city limits, while factories on the creek supplied the world with carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, and graphic arts film and cameras. Albert Einstein, Nikita Khrushchev, and the Kennedy families stayed in the community, and stars of stage and screen performed about town. In 1968, Glen Cove celebrated its tricentennial. It was followed by urban renewal and the rebuilding of the old downtown. In the final years of the 20th century, the industrial era ended, and under the auspices of Mayor Thomas Suozzi, environmental cleanup and waterfront revitalization began.

"Devil Dog" Dan Daly

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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781476644615
ISBN-13 : 1476644616
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis "Devil Dog" Dan Daly by : Charley Roberts

More than 40 million Americans have served in the U.S. military during wartime. Only 3500 have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Of these, three have received the medal twice. One was recommended for it a third time. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Daniel J. Daly was an unlikely hero at five feet, six inches tall and 132 pounds. What he lacked in size he made up for in grit. He received his first Medal of Honor for single-handedly holding off enemy attacks during China's Boxer Rebellion of 1900, the second for his daring, one-man action during an ambush in Haiti in 1915. He was nominated for (but not awarded) an unprecedented third medal in World War I for his valor at Belleau Wood, where he led a charge against the German stronghold with the battle cry, "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" This first full-length biography presents a detailed examination of a Marine Corps legend.

Locust Valley

Locust Valley
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Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 1531661602
ISBN-13 : 9781531661601
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Locust Valley by : Joan Harrison

Locust Valley, a hamlet on the North Shore of Long Island with Quaker roots, grew from an agrarian settlement into a tight-knit community in the exclusive Gold Coast enclave. With its natural beauty, great estates, and elite clubs, Locust Valley and the surrounding villages of Lattingtown, Matinecock, and Mill Neck became a playground of the famous and cultured. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were frequent visitors, and notable residents included H.P. Davison, Frank Nelson Doubleday, and internationally renowned artists Ray Johnson and Elizabeth Shoumatoff. In Locust Valley, 200 carefully selected photographs reveal a proud community steeped in traditional values and the private world behind the gates that have made the area legendary.

Pine Cove Revisited

Pine Cove Revisited
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:84248475
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Pine Cove Revisited by : Agnes Geelan

Poseidon's Grotto Have You Ever Lived a Dream?

Poseidon's Grotto Have You Ever Lived a Dream?
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Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 9781608609642
ISBN-13 : 1608609642
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Poseidon's Grotto Have You Ever Lived a Dream? by : C. E. Davis

There exists a magical place near the sea which some believe to be hallowed ground, where the future is idyllic and living in a dream is the only reality. Lyndon Williams is one who seeks this enchanted sanctuary with the hopes of creating a future for himself and his special girl. But his desire turns into a lifelong obsession when Lyndon is not willing to give up his dreams, or his first love, as he unfailingly searches through time for Poseidon's Grotto.