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Long Island and the Civil War: Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties During the War Between the States
Autographed by authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer
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24.00
Women in Long Island's Past SOLD OUT
A History of Eminent Ladies
and Everyday Lives Natalie Naylor brings her larger-than-life but little-known heroines out of the lost pages of Long Island history...
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19.99
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Underground Railroad on Long Island
Friends in Freedom
Although there were no signs of the visitors...when night fell again, the group of fugitives would quietly descend the stairs to the kitchen; and the wagon wheels would be heard once more as they moved away toward Long Island Sound...
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19.99
The American Revolution on Long Island
Dr. Joanne S. Grasso explores the story of an island at war, as the American Revolution sharply divided families and towns across Long Island. Published by The History Press, 2016. 155 pages. Soft Cover. Illustrated, with bibliography, notes, and index.
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21.99
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TR in '12
The catalog of the 2012 exhibition organized by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in partnership with the National Park Service and the Oyster Bay Historical Society. The 48-page color publication features essays by exhibition co-curators Rick Marschall and Greg Wynn, as well as an excerpt from The Bull Moose Years by John Gable.
The exhibition opened at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in New York City before traveling to the Oyster Bay Historical Society. Over one hundred objects relating to TR's 1912 presidential campaign were available for public viewing, including the revolver that would-be assassin John Schrank fired at Roosevelt in Milwaukee three weeks before the election. Images in the catalog are available as prints and framed art. To find out more, visit www.RosebudArchives.com
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23.00
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When We Were Little: Children's Rhymes of Oyster Bay (NEW)
This collection of children's poems by Mary Fanny Youngs, first published in 1919 and last reprinted in 1985, features an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt and drawings by Warrick Robinson. In a new edition, thanks to the generous underwriting of Elizabeth Roosevelt.
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15.00
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Oyster Bay (Images of America)
Using images from author John Hammond's own collection, as well as from the Oyster Bay Historical Society, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, and private collections, Oyster Bay chronicles the history of the hamlet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Paper, 128 pages.
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26.99
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Walls Have Tongues: Oyster Bay Buildings and Their Stories
Line drawings by local artists accompany short histories of fifty historic buildings in the Town of Oyster Bay. Several of the buildings are of national significance, and some are no longer extant, while others have changed beyond recognition. Each is brought to light by the artist's pencil.
Cloth, 116 pages.
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40.00
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What Kind of Noise Annoys an Oyster? An Oyster Songster
Compiled by Oyster Bay Historical Society Trustee Steve Walker, who is a music teacher and lifelong resident of Oyster Bay, this songbook contains twenty-two songs, two poems, and two piano novelties about oysters and Oyster Bay. Raise your voices in celebration of our favorite bivalve.
Paper, 72 pages.
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15.00
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The Diary of Mary Cooper: Life on a Long Island Farm, 1768-1773
This fascinating diary, edited by Field Horne from the original manuscript held by the Oyster Bay Historical Society's archives, illustrates daily life in Oyster Bay prior to the American Revolution.
Paper, 84 pages.
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20.00
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A Walking Tour of Oyster Bay
A perfect guide for those who want to enjoy the highlights of historic Oyster Bay's architectural heritage. An easy-to-follow map accompanies brief sketches of some of Oyster Bay's most historic homes and businesses.
Paper, 24 pages.
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8.95
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Oyster Bay Remembered (SOLD OUT)
A compendium of articles written by Town or Oyster Bay Historian John E. Hammond for his former weekly column in the Oyster Bay Guardian newspaper, Oyster Bay Remembered contains stories of Captain Kidd, George Washington's Culper Spy Ring, a slave escape, Civil War letters, a mail-bomb attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt, Typhoid Mary, and much more. Cloth, 395 pages. |