Lying at the entrance to one of the world’s greatest natural harbors, Staten Island has been a most alluring destination ever since Giovanni da Verrazano set eyes upon it in 1524. Even before Colonial times the borough played a significant role in our nation’s development economically, culturally, and historically. From Revolutionary battles to Civil War draft riots, while hosting iconic businesses or creating inspiration for the likes of Olmsted and Thoreau, the island has cultivated a prolific and distinguished past that reflects the passion of the American spirit.
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Author Margaret Lundrigan takes her readers into the elements and stories responsible for molding Staten Island into the compelling borough it is today. Through each century, she weaves a tapestry of people and issues into a comprehensive narrative that gives life to this community’s rich heritage.
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When Giovanni da Verrazano sailed his ship the Dolphin under the flag of France into New York Harbor nearly 500 years ago, he could not have realized that he was literally at a cultural crossroads. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New Brighton, Port Richmond, Richmond County, United States, Richmond Terrace, Snug Harbor, New Dorp, Civil War, Native Americans, Daniel Tompkins, Long Island, Lord Howe, World Trade Center, Mariners Harbor, South Beach, Fort Wadsworth, World War, Alice Austen, Bayonne Bridge, Perth Amboy, Richmond Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Bay Street, Buffalo Bill New!
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When Giovanni da Verrazano sailed his ship the Dolphin under the flag of France into New York Harbor nearly 500 years ago, he could not have realized that he was literally at a cultural crossroads. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
quarantine station, borough president Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Brighton, Port Richmond, Richmond County, United States, Richmond Terrace, Snug Harbor, New Dorp, Civil War, Native Americans, Daniel Tompkins, Long Island, Lord Howe, World Trade Center, Mariners Harbor, South Beach, Fort Wadsworth, World War, Alice Austen, Bayonne Bridge, Perth Amboy, Richmond Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Bay Street, Buffalo Bill New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Signal Hill (CA) (Images of America) by Ken Davis on page 43, and Back Matter
- Cleveland Indians (America's Game) by Paul Joseph on page 131
- John Adams (Twayne's World Leaders Series ; Twls 78) by Robert Abraham East on page 34
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