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Long Island Discovery an Adventure Into the History, Manners, and Mores of America's Front Porch

by Manley, Seon

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New York: Doubleday & Company, 1966. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

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Title
Long Island Discovery an Adventure Into the History, Manners, and Mores of America's Front Porch
Author
Manley, Seon
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Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1966
Keywords
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