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Author : Lee E. Koppelman
Release : 2008-02-14
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 890/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Fire Island National Seashore by : Lee E. Koppelman
Download or read book The Fire Island National Seashore written by Lee E. Koppelman. This book was released on 2008-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.
Author : Shoshanna McCollum
Release : 2012
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 335/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fire Island by : Shoshanna McCollum
Download or read book Fire Island written by Shoshanna McCollum. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire Island is a string of communities and parks, gay and straight bars, boats and bridges, beach umbrellas and bungalows--all bound together by the pristine white sand of the island's beach. This 32-mile-long barrier island off the coast of Long Island has been defined by legendary shipwrecks and heroic lifesaving in the 19th century, but also kindled by menacing storms and a web of sociological intrigue as an upwardly mobile American middle class sought out vacation homes and coastal recreation during the 20th century. From cholera protests at the Surf Hotel in 1892 to a grassroots campaign to prevent a highway that ultimately established Fire Island National Seashore in 1964, Fire Island's history is a grand melodrama that has caught world attention.
Author : Shoshanna McCollum
Release : 2014
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 711/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fire Island by : Shoshanna McCollum
Download or read book Fire Island written by Shoshanna McCollum. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is illustrated with history of Fire Island. Declared a national seashore in 1964, this barrier island is now managed by the National Park Service and has year-round residents as well as being visited by tourists and seasonal vacationers.
Author : Lee Koppelman
Release : 2008
Genre : Fire Island National Seashore (N.Y.)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 990/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Fire Island National Seashore by : Lee Koppelman
Download or read book The Fire Island National Seashore written by Lee Koppelman. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive account of the establishment of the Fire Island National Seashore and its management from 1964 to the present. Located off of Long Island s south shore, Fire Island is one of only five national seashores in the national parks system. Focusing on the major policy issues generated during the past forty years, Lee E. Koppelman and Seth Forman explore the tensions between local and national interests as well as the desire to conserve resources unimpaired for the benefit and use of future generations. The book includes a brief history of the island before its induction into the national parks system; a discussion of the battle to control erosion; the conflict between preservation and public access; the establishment and maintenance of many historical and cultural resources, including the William Floyd Estate, the Fire Island Lighthouse, Sailor s Haven/Sunken Forest, and High Dune Wilderness Area; and the Seashore s changing management and organizational structure.
Author : Christopher C. Verga
Release : 2019-03-25
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 431/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses by : Christopher C. Verga
Download or read book Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses written by Christopher C. Verga. This book was released on 2019-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small coastal communities stand up to the giant of mid-20th century urban development in this chronicle of a true David and Goliath drama. With its unspoiled, tranquil shorelines, Fire Island has been an oasis for vacationers for well over a century. But from the late 1930s into the early 1960s, it was an obsession for Robert Moses, the political power broker and "master builder" who reshaped much of New York. His urban development projects helped create Long Island’s suburbs, and he dreamed of turning Fire Island into an extension of Ocean Parkway. Standing up to those ambitions were the seventeen individualistic communities of Fire Island, unified in their love for their sun-washed sandy beaches. To maintain a traditional way of life with limited access to motor vehicles, the community began the fight for federal protection through the creation of the Fire Island National Seashore.
