Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History, Hardcover - Bill Bleyer

Reducere. For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwreck...

Reducere. DescriptionFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first Fire Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 after numerous shipwrecks along the barrier island. A replacement tower built i...

Reducere. The first Fire Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 after numerous shipwrecks along the barrier island. A replacement tower built in 1858 inco...

Reducere. The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written and illus...

Reducere. Lake Tahoe's legendary scenic beauty is witnessed annually by millions of visitors. While the lake's first sighting (in 1843) by a nonnative was ma...

Reducere. No house better reflects the personality and interests of its owner than Theodore Roosevelt's cherished Sagamore Hill. After Roosevelt returned to ...

Reducere. Mailboats of the Bahamas is the story of a humble fleet of cast-off merchant boats which continue to serve over 50 remote communities in the Bahama...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Tom NancollasNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 222 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. From the North Shore to the South Shore and out to the East End, Long Island is home to a nationally recognized and historic boat building industry...

Reducere. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of a region from the perspective of the interactions that occurred on and w...

DescriptionThe arduous development of a dedicated naval air arm for Germany's resurgent military was fraught with the kind of fierce interservice r...

The author offers a bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges the existi...

Reducere. Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War deeply affected all of its residents. More than three thousand men--white and black--...

The lead carousel horse on a glittering carousel at a Jersey Shore Amusement Park comes to life during a summer storm. Stepping off of the carousel...

Roger Duncan recounts four hundred years of Maine's rich maritime history, from the early seafarers' discovery of its valuable resources and the fa...

The first ever full account of all the Luftwaffe's naval operations, detailed yet highly readable account, contains a superb collection of rare pho...

Reducere. This children's book will help inspire a sense of wonder and a love of nature through enchanting images and fun-to-read rhyming prose. The book fol...

Reducere. In the mid-nineteenth century, James Wickham was a wealthy farmer with a large estate in Cutchogue, Long Island. His extensive property included a ...

Reducere. By the close of World War II, Long Island had transformed from a rural corridor to a suburban behemoth. The region became a nationally recognized m...

Reducere. The largest island in the continental United States, Long Island comprises Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. With a rich history that...

Reducere. Long Island s history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fl...

Reducere. The immediate question: Is there Treasure on Amelia Island? In this publication, that question will be answered!About author(s): Maritime Archeolog...

Reducere. Long Beach Island stretches for eighteen miles alongside the southern New Jersey mainland. A barrier island, it has a vivid history that includes w...

Reducere. It is not surprising to anyone who knows the Bay country that the Chesapeake captured the imagination of Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries, ...

A World at Sea sharpens and expands our understanding of how the maritime world contributed to global transformations in the early modern world, fr...

Chartered on April 24, 1834, as a route from Brooklyn to Boston, the Long Island Rail Road commenced in 1836 with service between Brooklyn and Jama...

Reducere. Everyone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it s like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old ca...

Reducere. For centuries, Long Island's beaches have provided sustenance, relaxation, and inspiration. The coastline is renowned for its sandy Atlantic Ocean ...

What keeps capitalism afloat? The global ocean has through the centuries served as a trade route, strategic space, fish bank and supply chain for t...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the foreword..Brad Kolodny provides an important history, inventory, and photo archive of the synagogues of Long Island. He has ide...

Reducere. The common seaman and the pirate in the age of sail are romantic historical figures who occupy a special place in the popular culture of the modern...

DescriptionOriginally published in Japan in 2005, each album in The Japanese Naval Warship photo album series contains official photographs taken b...

Reducere. Long Island's history is well known, but often overlooked are the island's unique and bizarre stories and treasures--the most interesting locations...

DescriptionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the beginning of history to the present, a sweep of the world's oceans and seas and how they have shaped the course of civilization...

Reducere. This is all part of Dorothy Sterling's fascinating description of The Outer Lands, and the plants and animals that inhabit this peninsula and chain...

Evoking the spirit--and danger--of the early American West, this is the story of the Battle of Beecher Island, pitting an outnumbered United States...

DescriptionToday travellers by land, sea and air take accurate navigation for granted but it was not always thus. The author, a highly experienced ...

Reducere. Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions and fascinating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fl...

Reducere. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name, was chartered in 1834 for the purpose...

Reducere. Few people may realize that Long Island is still home to American Indians, the region's original inhabitants. One of the oldest reservations in the...

Reducere. When Long Island became a suburban paradise after World War II, ambitious entrepreneurs created dozens of amusement parks to help families unwind. ...

Young James Robson, the ship's cook, takes great pride in cooking a hearty breakfast for the Cutty Sark's captain every morning. But one day, when ...

Recent interdisciplinary studies have provided a new perspective on the European Bronze Age. Hudson examines if these approaches can be applied to ...

DescriptionFrom the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an im...

Teach your little ones all about the seaside through numbers with this charming board book. Designed for young readers from 18 months, with beautif...