The Long Island Sound: A History of Its People, Places, and Environment

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Spanning the shores of Connecticut and Long Island, New York, the Long Island Sound is among the most picturesque places in North The united states. From the discovery of the Sound in 1614, to the adventures of Captain Kidd, to the sinking of the Lexington within the sound in 1840, the Long Island Sound also holds a unique place in American history.

The Long Island Sound traces the growth of fishing and shipbuilding villages along the sound to the development of major industrial ports, resort towns, and suburban communities along the sound. Marilyn Weigold discusses the subsequent overcrowding and pollution that resulted from this prosperity and expansion.

In the beginning published in 1974 as The American Mediterranean and long out of print, The Long Island Sound has been up to date by the writer with a new preface and final chapter describing the Sound within the twenty-first century. On this new edition, Weigold particularly specializes in environmental concerns, and describes more current milestones, like the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, who fought and won in 1995 to set aside 100,000 acres as NY State’s first forest preserve; the continuous construction of the Long Island Expressway, with its forty-one miles of HOV lanes; the attempt made by several of Connecticut’s coastal cities to reinvigorate urban redevelopment; and the Long Island Sound Study’s investigation of toxic substances—both natural and man-made—which continue to contaminate the waterway.

Through over 40 stunning photographs and plenty of fascinating stories, The Long Island Sound tells the history of a vastly populated, but underdiscussed, a part of The united states.

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