Long Island Discovery an Adventure Into the History, Manners, and Mores of America's Front Porch
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1966. F. 318 pages; bibliography, index; interesting appendix with "...lists...culled from seventeenth-century documents...", names of Long Island note; black and white illustrations, map endpapers; chapter information on Indians and place names, colonists & customs, Quakers, the American Revolution, whaling, Walt Whitman and other writers, Fire Island, legends, lore, more; "First Edition" stated on copyright page; (from the dustjacket information): "...(Long Island's) geographical nature has determined the outlook of its inhabitants...history, geology, genealogy, science, art, religion, and society..."; some edge, tips wear & chipping to dustjacket; volume in very good condition; a good Long Island history & reference. Item #14962
Price: $20.00