Long Island and the Sea
eBook - ePub

Long Island and the Sea

A Maritime History

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Long Island and the Sea

A Maritime History

About this book

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 oddities 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. By the later part of the 20th century, 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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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781439666609
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword, by Billy Joel
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Native Americans
  11. 2. The Age of Exploration
  12. 3. The Whalers
  13. 4. The Fishermen
  14. 5. Shellfishing
  15. 6. Maritime Trade
  16. 7. Pirates
  17. 8. Shipbuilders and Boatyards
  18. 9. The American Revolution
  19. 10. The Culper Spy Ring
  20. 11. Lighthouses
  21. 12. War of 1812
  22. 13. Steamboats and Ferries
  23. 14. Shipwrecks in Peacetime
  24. 15. Slave Ships
  25. 16. The U.S. Life-Saving Service
  26. 17. Civil War
  27. 18. Developing Technology
  28. 19. Coastal Defenses
  29. 20. Theodore Roosevelt
  30. 21. World War I
  31. 22. Landing on Water
  32. 23. Sailing and Powerboating
  33. 24. Rumrunning
  34. 25. World War II
  35. 26. Maritime Colleges
  36. 27. Aircraft Manufacturers Look Seaward
  37. 28. Roadside Assistance on the Water
  38. 29. Long Island Maritime History Preserved
  39. Notes
  40. Bibliography
  41. About the Author