Colonizing Southampton : the transformation of a Long Island community, 1870-1900 / David Goddard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goddard, David.

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--New York (State)--Southampton.

Cities and towns.

Southampton (N.Y.)--History--19th century.

Southampton (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book concerns the emergence and impact of the summer colony in the village of Southampton, New York, between the years 1870 and 1900, particularly the often fraught relations between the area's wealthy resort population and its year-round residents. Essentially a study in social change and conflict, the book revolves around a number of key issues that preoccupied inhabitants and summer residents alike and were the subject of great controversy at the time, including beach rights, oyster farming in Mecox Bay, and the loss of the Shinnecock Hills, first by the Native American inhabitants and then by the town itself to outside developers. Due consideration is given to those individuals who played major roles in these disputes. The book also explores salient and significant aspects of Southampton's early history insofar as they relate to the period in question.

Contents:

Southampton

The beach, the lake, the church, and the improvement association

The association and the village community

The Mecox Bay affair

Mecox redux.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438437989

1438437986

OCLC:

775359992