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are of special interest to genealogists. Books are of standard size (5x7 to 6x9) unless otherwise noted. An * following the price indicates a limited supply is available.\
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LONG ISLAND\
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We are pleased to present a series of books, produced in cooperation with the Long Island Studies Institute [LISI] of Hofstra University, examining various facets of the heritage of the people of Long Island. You can view the Table of Contents, excerpts from reviews of these books, and other additional information about each title on the LISI web site at www.hofstra.edu/libraries/lisi/lisi_publistcopy.cfm; when done use your back button to return to HLPbooks.com for our order form to place your order as LISI does not ship books.\
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\"THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS\": Records of Long Island Friends, 1671-1703 edited by Natalie A. Naylor. A transcription of the earliest surviving records of the New York Yearly Meeting's institutional history. 174 pages, 7x10, illustrated, 2001. #NY71069 - $28.00 (cloth); #NY71070 - $18.00 (paper).\
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NASSAU COUNTY: From Rural Hinterland to Suburban Metropolis edited by Joann P. Krieg and Natalie A. Naylor. Selected papers from the Long Island Centennial Conference at Hofstra University. 336 pages, 7x10, illustrated, 1999. #NY30030 - $35.00 (cloth); #NY30031 - $19.99 (paper).\
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THE HISTORY OF NASSAU COUNTY COMMUNITY PLACE-NAMES by Richard A. Winsche. A documentary work for genealogists and historians alike. It would also be of interest to anyone who was just curious about how a place got its name. Some accounts about how places have gotten their names can be very interesting, even amusing sometimes. Cloth, 7x10, 160 pages, bibliography, 1999. #NY30027 - $20.00.\
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FROM AIRSHIP TO SPACESHIP: Long Island in Aviation and Spaceflight by Joshua Stoff. The story of Long Island's rich aviation heritage is told in 35 articles for children (age 8 and up), each with an appropriate drawing by the author including Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic and the development of space craft. An appendix includes brief biographies of famous aviators with their photo plus a list of books for further reading. 96 pages, 8-1/2x11, 48 illustrations and photos, 1991. #NY71059 - $15.00 (cloth); #NY71060 - $7.95 (paper).\
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AEROSPACE HERITAGE OF LONG ISLAND by Joshua Stoff, curator at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. The book examines the island's importance in the development of modern aviation; extensive descriptions of factories and early test flights. 116 pages, 27 photos, 3 maps, paper, 1989. #NY71054 -$10.00.\
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LONG ISLAND: THE SUBURBAN EXPERIENCE, edited by Barbara Kelly. A series of papers examining the growth of the \"bedroom communities\" and the changes they brought in the 20th century. 120 pages, 18 photos, 3 maps, 1990. #NY71056 - $20.00 (cloth). #NY71055 - $10.00 (paper).\
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LONG ISLAND ARCHITECTURE, edited by Joann Krieg. Papers presented at a 1989 LISI conference that provide a balanced look at the diverse architectural history of the region. 168 pages, 8x10, heavily illustrated, 1991. #NY71057 - $30.00 (cloth); #NY71058 - $15.00 (paper).\
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THE BLESSED ISLE by Charles L. Sachs. Photographer Hal Fullerton (1897-1927), was employed by the Long Island RR to help promote the beauties of the area and entice visitors via the rail lines. This project produced many unusual photographs, 68 of which are brought together in this beautiful volume, including thirteen of his delicately hand color-washed glass plate negatives. 8x10, 104 pages, includes color photos, 1991, paper. #NY71047 - $15.95.\
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ROBERT MOSES: Single Minded Genius edited by Joann P Krieg. Robert Moses, often called the Master Builder of New York, had long range and long term effects on the development of Long Island. From parkways to beaches, parks to public housing, Moses brought change to the greater metropolitan area. 223 pages, illustrated, (1989) 2000. #NY71044 - $18.00 (paper).\
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EVOKING A SENSE OF PLACE edited by Joann P. Krieg. What happened in this place before we arrived and how might that affect us now? To know about our present, we must understand the past; to understand current events we must understand the past, both cultural and environmental. This series of articles examines the past \"of places\" to better understand the places we now inhabit. Feathres Thomas Schlereth's essay, \"Local History as Universal History.\" 185 pages, paper, illustrated, 1988. #NY71043 - $14.00.\
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LONG ISLAND and LITERATURE by Joann P. Krieg. An introduction and guide to some of the many authors who have either lived on Long Island or spent a significant amount of time vacationing there. There are brief assessments as to how their time on Long Island may have influenced them and their work. Among the authors included are some of the most famous: Walt Whitman, William Cullen Bryant, James Fenimore Cooper, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. Burnett delighted children with the books, The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Little Princess and more, even though most of the sixty books and a dozen plays she wrote were written for adults. A number of authors discussed here have used Long Island as the setting for their works, as well as their inspiration, including F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. 48 pages, illustrated, paper, 1989. #NY71053 - $6.00.\
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TO KNOW THE PLACE, Exploring Local History edited by Joann P. Krieg and Natalie A. Naylor. This book is a great resource for both teachers and those researching Long Island families. A series of articles enabling school teachers to better instruct local history through hands-on teaching experiences. The extensive bibliography of materials, comprising half of the book, is especially useful for genealogists. Revised and enlarged from the original edition. 160 pages, paper, 1995. #NY71049 - $10.00.\
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NASSAU COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL, A Cumulative Index for the Journal for the period 1958-1988, by Jeanne M. Burke, with addendum listing articles 1989-2000. 32 pages, paper, 1989. #NY30025 - $5.00.\
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT, MANY-SIDED AMERICAN, edited by Natalie A. Naylor, Douglas Brinkley and John Allen Gable. A collection of 42 essays on the many and diverse sides of the 26th president of the United States, whose home, Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, remains today furnished as he lived in it and open to the public, telling its own story about this fascinating man. 676 pages, photos, illustrated, cloth, 1992. #NY71048 - $55.00.\
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THE ROOTS AND HERITAGE OF HEMPSTEAD TOWN edited by Natalie A. Naylor. A collection of papers presented at the Conference on the \"Island of Nassau: Hempstead and Beyond,\" commemorating the 350th anniversary of Hempstead, held in 1993, focusing on colonial Hempstead (including today's North Hempstead) and historic preservtion. 255 pages, illustrated, 1995, Paper - #NY30029 - $15.00.\
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FROM CANOES TO CRUISERS: The Maritime Heritage of Long Island by Joshua Stoff. A children's book for ages 8 and older relating the history of water craft in the Long Island area. The maritime businesses, shipping, ship building, and all of the related occupations were and continue to be a major influence on Long Island's economy. This book, will give children a good understanding of how much the maritime heritage has affected much of Long Island's society, history, economy, and yes, even life style throughout the years, written especially for them. Beautifully illustrated by the author with 49 detailed drawings, at least one or more for each story. A bibliography, suggested reading list, and other reference materials have been added. 122 pages, 9x12, 1994. #NY71009 - $18.00 (cloth); Order #NY71010 - $10.00 (paper).\
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THE ALGONQUIAN PEOPLES OF LONG ISLAND FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1700 by John A. Strong. Possibly the definitive work on Long Island's Native Americans, this book covers the pre-historic era up to the early contact period. 7x10, 368 pages, maps and illustrations, 1997. #NY71064 - $20.00 (paper).\
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\"WE ARE STILL HERE!\" The Algonquian Peoples of Long Island Today by John A. Strong. Issued as the companion volume to the above title, this is devoted to the Native Americans still living on Long Island and their recent past. Second edition, 7x10, 140 pages, many illustrations, 1998. Paper - #NY71065 - $14.00\
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LONG ISLAND WOMEN: Activists and Innovators edited by Natalie A. Naylor and Maureen O. Murphy. Articles about women from the island who have made a difference in their own lives, their families, their communities, in wider society, and even in the history of the whole country. These are stories left out of long Island history books and are that much more interesting to read here. 7x10, 368 pages, illustrations, bibliography, 1998. #NY71067 - $38.00 (cloth); #NY71068 - $20.00 (paper).\
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MAKING A WAY TO FREEDOM: A History of African Americans on Long Island by Lynda R. Day. This is the first comprehensive history of African Americans on Long Island, from the Colonial slave trade to the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and 1970s. It covers the culture, everyday life struggles, political activities, and much more during this time period from Brooklyn to the East End. 7x10, 160 pages, generously illustrated with over seventy maps, photos, and documents, 1997. Paper - #NY71066 - $15.00.\
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NASSAU AT 100: The Past and Present in Photographs by Linda B. Martin. To celebrate the county's centennial, Martin has paired 25 old photos with their modern counterparts; an appendix adds 16 more interesting old photographs showing the diversity of life in Nassau County over the years. 48 pages, 8-1/2x11, illustrated, paper, 1999. #NY30012 - $8.00. \
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DOWNSTATE NEW YORK\
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NATHAN HALE AND JOHN ANDRE, Reluctant Heroes of the American Revolution by Harlan L. Hagman. These two men, soldiers in opposing armies, typify the heroes of many wars where death cuts short the lives of the young and promising. 149 pages, index, illustrated, cloth. #NY72035 - $20.00.\
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ANNALS OF STATEN ISLAND, From its Discovery to the Present Time, by J. J. Clute. A collection of historical sketches, with genealogical information for anyone researching early Staten Island families. 464 pages, name index, 1986, (1877). #NY43025 - $25.00.\
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UPSTATE NEW YORK\
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WAMPUM, WAR AND TRADE GOODS WEST OF THE HUDSON by Gilbert Hagerty. This book helps the reader understand the role of archaeology in documenting evidence that tells the secrets of the history makers of the Mohawk Valley. It is a chronicle of Mohawk life during the 17th century. It also includes the story of the first white man's venture into the Mohawk Valley. 7x10, 312 pages, 9 maps, 250 illustrations, cloth, 1987. #NY74035 - $40.00.\
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LIVES PASSED: Biographical Sketches from Central New York by Carol Kammen. A series of mini-biographies of interesting and famous people from the past who lived in Central New York, including Irene Castle, a star of the budding silent movie business, Charles Reed, a former slave, and many others who led fascinating lives. 176 pages, 34 illustrations, 1984, paper. #NY75035 - $15.00.\
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PETER AND GEORGE AND UNCLE HENRY by Elizabeth Delavan. Every child could use an uncle as well-informed, patient and loving as Peter and George's Uncle Henry. Peter and George live on the shore of Cayuga Lake where everything from natural history to the fate of the Seneca Indians interests them. Uncle Henry provides information and ideas to keep two young boys interested and busy. 48 pages, line drawings, saddle stitched, paper, 1987. #NY75041 - $2.95.\
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BEAVERSPRITE: My Years Building an Animal Sanctuary by Dorothy Richards, with Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci. This is the story of the author's life with the beavers on her farm in the foothills of the Adirondacks. From her first sight of a beaver to the time when she knew their habits and needs, and they trusted her well enough, to have one living in her house, makes an interesting narative. The book is full of humorous little stories of the beaver's antics and intriguing habits as well as being a true study of beavers in their natural habitat. The author spent 40 years of her life studying the beavers and acquiring a large safe area which she has turned into a permanent sanctuary for their protection. The book will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. 198 pages, 55 photographs, 1984, Paper. #NY70354 - $9.95.\
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BEAVERS, WATER, WILDLIFE AND HISTORY by Earl L. Hilfiker. A complete and appealing story of the beaver and its life cycle and habitat is thoroughly described in the easily read text. The book is beautifully illustrated with photographs which were taken by the author throughout his long career as a nature photographer. 7x10, 198 pages, 147 photographs, some in color. Order #NY73069 - $24.95 (cloth); #NY73070 - $14.95 (paper).\
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ARCH MERRILL'S NEW YORK\
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A collection of books by Western New York's most famous folk historian who produced 23 volumes from 1942 to 1973. All include appropriate illustrations.\
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SHADOWS ON THE WALL. Stories from upstate New York including Rattlesnake Pete, the seven Sutherland sisters, the Mormon exiles, and a Regel Spy. Merrill #11, 160 pages, reprint 1994, paper. #NY76045 - $12.95.\
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UPSTATE ECHOES. Besides many a tale of the Western New York countryside, this new book offers fascinating chapters about other upstate regions, among them the North Country, the Niagara Frontier and the Southern Tier. Merrill #9, 176 pages, 8 photos, reprint 1992, paper. #NY76043 - $12.95.\
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