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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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The Long Island Historical Journal
Author: The Journal of Long Island History
Author: Recent Articles on Long Island History
Author: History of Long Island
Author: Benjamin Franklin ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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The Journal of Long Island History
Author: Long Island's Gold Coast Elite and the Great War
Author: Richard WelchPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147036
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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At the outbreak of World War I, the Gold Coast of Long Island was home to the most concentrated combination of financial, political and social clout in the country. Bankers, movie producers, society glitterati, government officials and an ex-president mobilized to arrange massive loans, send supplies and advocate for the Allied cause. The efforts undercut the Wilson administration's official policy of neutrality and set the country on a course to war with Germany. Members of the activist families--including Morgans, Davisons, Phippses, Martins, Hitchcocks, Stimsons and Roosevelts--served in key positions or fought at the front. Historian Richard F. Welch reveals how a potent combination of ethno-sociological solidarity, clear-eyed geopolitical calculation and financial self-interest inspired the North Shore elite to pressure the nation into war.
History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time
Author: Benjamin Franklin ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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History of Long Island
Author: Benjamin F. ThompsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267631308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Excerpt from History of Long Island: From Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time IN collecting materials for the History Of Long Island, the compiler has availed himself Of every source Of authentic information to render the work both use ful and interesting; with what success must be left to the consideration Of the reader. He has avoided no reasonable labor or expense to make his publication worthy Of approbation, although he has failed to satisfy himself in accomplishing all that he anticipated on first setting out. Beauty Of style and elegance Of description were not among the primary Objects of the compiler, his principal aim being to present a correct and full account Of Long Island, constituting a valuable repository Of historical and statistical information. Had he anticipated the labor and responsibility he was about to assume, with the obstacles to be encountered in his progress, he would most likely have abandoned the undertaking, even after a large mass of material had been accumulated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society
Author: Jaspar DankersThe History of Long Island, from Its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Benjamin Franklin ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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