Two Centuries Of History On Long Beach Island

ISBN: 0945582978

Author: John Bailey Lloyd

Condition: New

This revised second printing of the third of John Bailey Lloyds classic LBI pictorial histories reveals much more about Island architecture, names, shipwrecks, and storms, as well as stories of the pines and the mainland. In delightful writing that captures the adventurous spirit of an earlier age, Long Beach Island's beloved author shares with us true stories of Life-Saving Service crews, shipwrecks, rum-runners, wartime summers and dirigibles, innocent days and simpler times. Almost 200 historic photographs and illustrations are brought to life by the authors words. Short profiles about Long Beach Islanders include summer residents Jay Cooke, the banker who financed the Civil War; Fredrick P. Small, president of American Express, and his Harvey Cedars ocean-to-bay estate. Other colorful local characters are remembered too among them ''Hammy'' the game warden, ''Citizen'' Bill Kane and the tale of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Warren Webster, pilot of the ill-fated Miss Beach Haven autogiro. Nearly forgotten details about Beach Havens historic district including the architecturally striking Onion Domes and the Seven Sisters cottages are featured, along with fascinating stories about the town's first merchants when the center of Beach Haven was closer to the ocean. From Tucker's Island and Holgate to Barnegat Light, we explore the fascinating, romantic past of Long Beach Island and the neighboring mainland. This book includes selected essays and articles from other writers of the period along with more of John Bailey Lloyd's favorite stories of the region's history.