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LEADER: 01888cam a2200361 a 4500
001 97144784
003 DLC
005 19971001153253.0
008 960909s1996 nyuabco b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 97144784
020 $a0848817362
035 $a(OCoLC)35444474
040 $aNBelS$cNBelS$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
043 $an-us-ny
050 00 $aF129.I75$bH38 1996
100 1 $aHavemeyer, Harry W.$q(Harry Waldron),$d1929-
245 10 $aAlong the Great South Bay :$bfrom Oakdale to Babylon, the story of a summer spa, 1840-1940 /$cHarry W. Havemeyer.
260 $aMattituck, NY :$bAmereon House,$cc1996.
300 $axiv, 493 p., [64] p. of plates :$bill., maps, ports., photos ;$c22 cm.
500 $aMaps on lining papers.
504 $aBibliography: p. [447]-455.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $a1. The Nicoll family -- 2. Early settlers on Long Island -- 3. The first summer residents (1840-1860) -- 4. August Belmont and the South Side Club (1860-1870) -- 5. William K. Vanderbilt and his friends (1870-1880) -- 6. The Gilded Age-the early years (1880-1890) -- 7. The Gilded Age-its peak (1890-1900) -- 8. The new century (1900-1914) -- 9. The war years (1914-1919) -- 10. The breakup of the great estates (1920-1929) -- 11. Some endings and a new beginning (1929-1948) -- Epilogue. The Town of Islip today.
651 0 $aIslip (N.Y. : Town)$xHistory.
651 0 $aIslip (N.Y. : Town)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aGreat South Bay (N.Y.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aSummer resorts$zNew York (State)$zLong Island$xHistory.
650 0 $aRich people$xRecreation$zNew York (State)$zIslip (Town)
651 0 $aOakdale (N.Y.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aYachting$zNew York (State)$zGreat South Bay$xHistory.
650 0 $aAthletic clubs$zNew York (State)$zIslip (Town)$xHistory.
650 0 $aMansions$zNew York (State)$zIslip (Town)$xHistory.