Colonizing Southampton : the transformation of a Long Island community, 1870-1900 /
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Author / Creator: | Goddard, David. |
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Imprint: | Albany, N.Y. : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, ©2011. |
Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 378 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Language: | English |
Series: | Excelsior Editions. Excelsior editions. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124358 |
Summary: | This book concerns the emergence and impact of the summer colony in the village of Southampton, New York, between the years 1870 and 1900, particularly the often fraught relations between the area's wealthy resort population and its year-round residents. Essentially a study in social change and conflict, the book revolves around a number of key issues that preoccupied inhabitants and summer residents alike and were the subject of great controversy at the time, including beach rights, oyster farming in Mecox Bay, and the loss of the Shinnecock Hills, first by the Native American inhabitants and then by the town itself to outside developers. Due consideration is given to those individuals who played major roles in these disputes. The book also explores salient and significant aspects of Southampton's early history insofar as they relate to the period in question. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 378 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781438437989 1438437986 9781438437972 1438437978 |