Long Island and the Sea

A Maritime History

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Long Island and the Sea by Bill Bleyer, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Bill Bleyer ISBN: 9781439666609
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: April 8, 2019
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Bill Bleyer
ISBN: 9781439666609
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: April 8, 2019
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten history such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.

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For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten history such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.

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