Maria Orlando Pietromonaco

Long Island's North Fork (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Long Island's North Fork explores the past of the rustic countryside through photographs by professionals and residents of this historic place.Boasting a verdant landscape and miles of silky white beaches, Long Island's North Fork remains a natural paradise. Loyal residents have preserved the North Fork's rich heritage and tranquil pace of life. Escaping the urbanization that overspread much of Long Island in the early 1900s, the rural villages survived on farming, fishing, shipbuilding, and maritime trading. Thus, agriculture still thrives and boats continue to cruise the crystal-clear waters.Long Island's North Fork explores the past through the eyes of those who lived in the rustic countryside. It is a treasury of photographs, many taken by professionals, others from selected family albums and collections.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439628959
• Artikelnr.: 37920807

Autorenporträt

Author Maria Orlando Pietromonaco has assembled these stunning images and detailed narrative to tell the history of the North Fork. A freelance writer, she has served as both publisher and editor of North Fork Living, a weekly features magazine, and is an active member of the North Fork Environmental Council. Her family has resided on the North Fork since 1960.