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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Harry W Havemeyer |
| ISBN: | 0848817362 9780848817367 |
| OCLC Number: | 35444474 |
| Notes: | Maps on lining papers. Includes index. |
| Description: | xiv, 493 p., [64] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., photos ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The Nicoll family -- 2. Early settlers on Long Island -- 3. The first summer residents (1840-1860) -- 4. August Belmont and the South Side Club (1860-1870) -- 5. William K. Vanderbilt and his friends (1870-1880) -- 6. The Gilded Age-the early years (1880-1890) -- 7. The Gilded Age-its peak (1890-1900) -- 8. The new century (1900-1914) -- 9. The war years (1914-1919) -- 10. The breakup of the great estates (1920-1929) -- 11. Some endings and a new beginning (1929-1948) -- Epilogue. The Town of Islip today. |
| Responsibility: | Harry W. Havemeyer. |
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