{"product_id":"landmarks-historic-sites-of-long-island-9781609497262","title":"Landmarks \u0026 Historic Sites of Long Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York's Long Island is long on history from land to sea  Ralph Brady covers well known and unknown sites, events, homes, places and people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it's like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old carousel to World War II camps and missile sites, Long Island native Ralph Brady reveals the secrets to what makes this little-big island so special with a tour of some of Nassau and Suffolk's most historic locations. Walt Whitman, William Vanderbilt, Theodore Roosevelt and many others occupied remarkable homes around the island. Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight to France from what is now a shopping mall. For many years, a Long Island factory gave the world the game of Scrabble. Even the waters teem with history, with the modern submarine making its start off the coast. Come explore these and other settings from Long Island's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609497262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Ralph F. Brady","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38520942788789,"sku":"9781609497262","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_eb945cc5-a69f-4e87-bf47-a098f40a3d86.jpg?v=1613483148","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/landmarks-historic-sites-of-long-island-9781609497262","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}