Fire Island

Fire Island
Author: Shoshanna McCollum
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 0738591335

Fire Island is a string of communities and parks, gay and straight bars, boats and bridges, beach umbrellas and bungalows--all bound together by the pristine white sand of the island's beach. This 32-mile-long barrier island off the coast of Long Island has been defined by legendary shipwrecks and heroic lifesaving in the 19th century, but also kindled by menacing storms and a web of sociological intrigue as an upwardly mobile American middle class sought out vacation homes and coastal recreation during the 20th century. From cholera protests at the Surf Hotel in 1892 to a grassroots campaign to prevent a highway that ultimately established Fire Island National Seashore in 1964, Fire Island's history is a grand melodrama that has caught world attention.

The Fire Island National Seashore

The Fire Island National Seashore
Author: Lee E. Koppelman
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2008-02-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0791478890

A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.

Cherry Grove, Fire Island

Cherry Grove, Fire Island
Author: Esther Newton
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822377217

First published in 1993, the award-winning Cherry Grove, Fire Island tells the story of the extraordinary gay and lesbian resort community near New York City. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the author.

Fire Island National Seashore, New York

Fire Island National Seashore, New York
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1964
Genre: Fire Island National Seashore (N.Y.)
ISBN:

Modern society is ill. Many people sit in their work cubicle, in jobs that are stressful and unfulfilling. With a boss they don't like. With a mortgage they cannot afford. With relationships that aren't all they could be. With a work-life balance that's all work and no life. It's no wonder there's a stress and depression epidemic in the Western world. Many people have simply lost themselves. Is this you? If so, life doesn't have to be like this. You can choose to live life in a different way. Most people will say that they want more than anything to be themselves and to make a difference. This book is about how to be true to yourself in a society that more than ever pushes us to disguise who we are, so we end up pretending to be who we're not. How can I find a way to be myself? Join Mark Eyre to find your own real me, and along the way, pick up some practical strategies and approaches to help you express who you really are. It's time to join the journey of a lifetime, and in the words of George Eliot, to "be who you might have been."

Management Policies

Management Policies
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1988
Genre: National parks and reserves
ISBN:

Robert's Tall Friend

Robert's Tall Friend
Author: Vivian Farrell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1997-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780965752473

Relates the story, based in fact, of how a young boy's move to Fire Island, where his father is a National Park Service Ranger, is strategic in the restoring to service of the island's crumbling old lighthouse.

New York City

New York City
Author: George J. Lankevich
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2002-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780814751862

Previously published as An American Metropolis, this book is a punchy, definitive history of New York and has been updated to include new material on the Giuliani administration and the events of September 2001.

Empire City

Empire City
Author: Kenneth T. Jackson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 1026
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231109086

This major anthology brings together the best literary writing about New York--from O. Henry, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John Steinbeck to Paul Auster and James Baldwin.