Forgotten Tales of Long Island

by Richard Panchyk

2021-01-05 21:00:05

In this enthralling new book, Richard Panchyk has compiled a collection of true stories from Long Island''s history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that Plum Island was bought with a barrel of biscuits and a few ... Read more
In this enthralling new book, Richard Panchyk has compiled a collection of true stories from Long Island''s history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that Plum Island was bought with a barrel of biscuits and a few fishhooks? Or that an Oyster Bay woman accused of being a witch was instead found guilty of being a Quaker? Little-known tales of snake-eyed horses, naked ghosts, swamp serpents and cats riding horses offer a fresh look at Long Island''s past. Culled from numerous period sources, including newspapers, books and historical records, these little stories are notable both as entertaining anecdotes and as forgotten history. Less

Book Details

File size7 X 5 X 0.31 in
Print pages160
PublisherArcadia Publishing
Publication date March 1, 2008
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781596293816
Richard Panchyk is coauthor of Engineering the City. He holds a master’s degree in anthropology and has taught college-level archaeology....

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