Jamaica Bay (NY) (Images of America)

Author: Daniel M. Hendrick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 1,347,839

Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.5 x 0.4

ISBN: 0738545597
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.3
EAN: 9780738545592
ASIN: 0738545597

Publication Date: October 18, 2006
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Product Description
For more than two centuries after the Dutch settled its meandering shores, Jamaica Bay was little more than a watery expanse broken by small islands and a handful of mills. Rapid growth after the Civil War transformed the bay into a microcosm of a developing nation, as meadows gave way to houses and factories, and giant steamers and locomotives appeared. Plans to create the world's largest deepwater port here were never realized, yet Jamaica Bay did emerge as a hub for aviation; the first successful transatlantic flight departed over the bayfollowed by millions of flights that have taken off from John F. Kennedy International Airport ever since. Through historic photographs, Jamaica Bay illustrates the bay's transformation into a shellfishing haven, a recreational playground with hotels and casinos, and now the focus of a longterm environmental rehabilitation.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great pick up ! August 12, 2007
Marc Faiman (Brooklyn, NY)
First saw the book at a friends house, knew I had to buy it after the first couple pages. Growing up 15 minutes from the bay, this book & the pictures in it really hit home. Seeing really old pictures & maps of your neighborhood is so cool !!

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