Author: United States. Office of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Bulletin
Author: United States. Office of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Bulletin of the New York State Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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The Journal of the Friends' Historical Society
Author: Friends' Historical Society
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 630
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 630
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The Bulletin
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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The Manor: Three Centuries at a Slave Plantation on Long Island
Author: Mac Griswold
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374266298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In 1984, the landscape historian Mac Griswold was rowing along a Long Island creek when she came upon a stately yellow house and a garden guarded by looming boxwoods. She instantly knew that boxwoods that large--twelve feet tall, fifteen feet wide--had to be hundreds of years old. So, as it happened, was the house: Sylvester Manor had been held in the same family for eleven generations. Formerly encompassing all of Shelter Island, a pearl of 8,000 acres caught between the North and South Forks of Long Island, the manor had dwindled to 243 acres. Still, its hidden vault proved to be full of revelations and treasures, including the 1666 charter for the land, and correspondence from Thomas Jefferson. Most notable was the short and steep flight of steps the family had called the "slave staircase," which would provide clues to the extensive but little-known story of Northern slavery. Alongside a team of archaeologists, Griswold began a dig that would uncover a landscape bursting with stories. Based on years of archival and field research, as well as voyages to Africa, the West Indies, and Europe, "The Manor" is at once an investigation into forgotten lives and a sweeping drama that captures our history in all its richness and suffering.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374266298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In 1984, the landscape historian Mac Griswold was rowing along a Long Island creek when she came upon a stately yellow house and a garden guarded by looming boxwoods. She instantly knew that boxwoods that large--twelve feet tall, fifteen feet wide--had to be hundreds of years old. So, as it happened, was the house: Sylvester Manor had been held in the same family for eleven generations. Formerly encompassing all of Shelter Island, a pearl of 8,000 acres caught between the North and South Forks of Long Island, the manor had dwindled to 243 acres. Still, its hidden vault proved to be full of revelations and treasures, including the 1666 charter for the land, and correspondence from Thomas Jefferson. Most notable was the short and steep flight of steps the family had called the "slave staircase," which would provide clues to the extensive but little-known story of Northern slavery. Alongside a team of archaeologists, Griswold began a dig that would uncover a landscape bursting with stories. Based on years of archival and field research, as well as voyages to Africa, the West Indies, and Europe, "The Manor" is at once an investigation into forgotten lives and a sweeping drama that captures our history in all its richness and suffering.
Peconic Bay
Author: Marilyn E. Weigold
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815653093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Bordered on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by Long Island Sound, the Peconic Bay region, including the North and South Forks, has only recently been recognized for its environmental and economic significance. The story of the waterway and its contiguous land masses is one of farmers and fishermen, sailing vessels and submarines, wealthy elite residents, and award winning vineyards. Peconic Bay examines the past 400 years of the region’s history, tracing the growth of the fishing industry, the rise of tourism, and the impact of a military presence in the wake of September 11. Weigold introduces readers to the people of Peconic Bay’s colorful history—from Albert Einstein and Captain Kidd, to Clara Barton and Kofi Annan—as well as to the residents who have struggled, and continue to struggle, over the well-being of their community and their estuarine connection to the planet. Throughout, Weigold brings to life the region’s rich sense of place and shines a light on its unique role in our nation’s history.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815653093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Bordered on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by Long Island Sound, the Peconic Bay region, including the North and South Forks, has only recently been recognized for its environmental and economic significance. The story of the waterway and its contiguous land masses is one of farmers and fishermen, sailing vessels and submarines, wealthy elite residents, and award winning vineyards. Peconic Bay examines the past 400 years of the region’s history, tracing the growth of the fishing industry, the rise of tourism, and the impact of a military presence in the wake of September 11. Weigold introduces readers to the people of Peconic Bay’s colorful history—from Albert Einstein and Captain Kidd, to Clara Barton and Kofi Annan—as well as to the residents who have struggled, and continue to struggle, over the well-being of their community and their estuarine connection to the planet. Throughout, Weigold brings to life the region’s rich sense of place and shines a light on its unique role in our nation’s history.
The Long Island Historical Journal
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Bulletin
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Languages : en
Pages : 756
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The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
Author: Richard Henry Greene
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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The Quarterly Journal of the New York State Historical Association
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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