Seeking The Past: Writings From 1832 1905, Relating To The History Of The Town Of Riverhead - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557046174 ISBN 13: 9781557046178

Publisher: Newmarket Pr, 2004

Synopsis

In the same format as the books in the East Hampton Historical Collectionthe important early histories of Riverhead Town in Long Island, New York. Written between 1832 and 1905, these local histories, not widely known or available to the general public, have been printed in one book with a common, detailed index for easy access, now making them easily accessible to professional and amateur historians.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Twomey, Series Editor of the East Hampton and Riverhead Historical Collections, is the President of the East Hampton Library and former East Hampton Town Historian. Having spent his childhood at the family's summer home on the North Fork, Tom began practicing law in Riverhead shortly after graduating from Columbia Law School in 1970. In 1993, he was appointed by the Governor of New York to serve as chairman of the East End Economic and Environmental Task Force to boost the local economy and to preserve the rural character of the East End. Twomey, Latham, Shea & Kelley is the largest law firm in eastern Suffolk in Long Island, New York.

Review:

Conveys the spirit of East Hampton in primary source materials...embodies the spirit of a library at its best. -- Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter

About this edition

• Publisher: Newmarket Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1557046174
• ISBN 13: 9781557046178
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Twomey Tom