Staten Island, Volume II - A Closer Look

Here is Staten Island at its liveliest. Through an
outstanding selection of images coupled with an insightful narrative, this New York City borough
emerges, with friends and families at play, at work, and in between. Staten Island once hosted noteworthy visitors from the Wild West, such as Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. It served as an arena for politics and prominent political figures, including Kennedy, Rockefeller, Nixon, and Eisenhower. It was also an arena for sports of many sortsA[aabaseball, football, tennis, bowling, racing, and hunting. Within this remarkable collection, these everyday scenes and many others come to life before our eyes, inviting us to experience moments that have been captured in time.

About the author

In Staten Island Volume II: A Closer Look, authors Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Navarra share images that span more than a century of photography. These photographs, carefully selected and arranged, have been borrowed from collections of many friends, including those at the Staten Island Historical Society.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Lundrigan, Tova Navarra
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1999
• EAN: 9780738502038
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-0203-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 233 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 308 g
• Series: Images of America (Arcadia Pub; Images of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous