Historic Prints of Staten Island N.Y. 1763-1898
Author: Hugh Powell
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 184
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 184
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 160
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 132
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780960675623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Theresa Anarumo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2019-04-29
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1439663548
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTake the ferry to this New York City borough and discover its colorful secrets, in a quirky history packed with facts and photos. Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start as a virtuoso guitar player on the Staten Island Ferry. Anna Leonowens, who worked with the king's children in the Court of Siam and was the basis for The King and I, came back to Staten Island to write about her experiences and run a school for children. Join native Staten Islanders Theresa Anarumo and Maureen Seaberg as they document the hidden history of the borough with these stories, and many more
Author: Daniel Carl Haskell
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 86
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph Borelli
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2022-05-16
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1439674914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmerging from the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new nation, Staten Island was poised to enter the nineteenth century ripe for growth and prosperity. Fueled by waves of immigration, Richmond County became a boomtown of industry and transportation. Piloting his first ferry with just two small masts and eighteen-cent fares, Cornelius Vanderbilt built a transit empire from his native shores of Staten Island. When the Civil War erupted, Richmond played a key role in housing and training Union troops as 125 naval guns protected New York Harbor at the Narrows. At the close of the century, Staten Island was swept up in the politics of consolidation, with 84 percent of locals voting to join Greater New York, yet the promised benefits of a new mega-city never materialized. Author Joe Borelli charts the trials and triumphs of Staten Island in the nineteenth century.
Author: Margaret Lundrigan
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780738524436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLying at the entrance to one of the world's greatest natural harbors, Staten Island has been a most alluring destination ever since Giovanni da Verrazano set eyes upon it in 1524. Even before Colonial times the borough played a significant role in our nation's development economically, culturally, and historically. From Revolutionary battles to Civil War draft riots, while hosting iconic businesses or creating inspiration for the likes of Olmsted and Thoreau, the island has cultivated a prolific and distinguished past that reflects the passion of the American spirit.
Author: Ira K. Morris
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 590
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 294
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