Description: Hidden History of Long Island, New York, Hidden History, Paperback Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and captivating characters.From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve. Captain William Kidd, pirate chaser turned pirate, is rumored to have buried treasure on the island. Richard Panchyk reveals the rapidly vanishing traces of Long Island's intriguing history.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467136273
Book Title: Hidden History of Long Island
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Richard Panchyk
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Photography, Travel, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
